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| Former names | Tamale Sports Stadium |
|---|---|
| Location | Tamale, Ghana |
| Owner | NSC/RCC |
| Capacity | 20,000 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 2008 |
| Tenants | |
| Real Tamale United Steadfast FC Northern Ladies FC Ghana national football team | |
The Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium, formerly Tamale Sports Stadium, is a multipurpose stadium in Tamale, Ghana, mostly used for football matches as well as a place for hosting events such as entertainment concerts and album shows and serves as the home stadium of Real Tamale United, Tamale City FC, Northern City FC and Steadfast FC.[1]
The stadium was completed in 2008 by the Shanghai Construction Group of China. The stadium looks similar to the Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium. The stadium, which hosted some matches during the 2008 African Cup of Nations, has a capacity of about 20,000.[2][3]
In December 2017, Tamale Sports Stadium was renamed Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium after the late Alhaji Aliu Mahama, the former Vice-President of Ghana.[4]
Management crisis
The tamale sports stadium has face several crisis including the disconnection of a electricity by NEDco over none payment of electricity bills.[5]
Gallery
- Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium
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The exterior
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The interior
References
- ^ "It took me 4 years of preparation to fill Tamale Sports Stadium - Fancy Gadam - MyJoyOnline". Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ^ "World Stadiums - Stadiums Ghana". www.worldstadiums.com. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "Alhaji Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium (Tamale Stadium) – StadiumDB.com". stadiumdb.com. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "Tamale Stadium renamed Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium". 10 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ Ngon, Diana (19 April 2023). "NEDCo disconnects Aliu Mahama Stadium, two others over debt". Retrieved 1 October 2025.
External links
- Photos at cafe.daum.net/stade
- Ghana-pedia website - Tamale Stadium
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