Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium

#81 among destinations in Ghana

Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Sport

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The Sekondi Sports Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana. It is used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of Sekondi Hasaacas FC. Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium hosted some matches during 2008 African Cup of Nations. The stadium has a capacity of 20,000 people and opened in 2008. The stadium looks similar to the Tamale Stadium. ()

Alternative names: Opened: 2008 (16 years ago)Capacity: 20 thous.Coordinates: 4°58'37"N, 1°40'54"W

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WesternGhana

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Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Market Circle, Fort Orange, Fort San Sebastian, Fort Sekondi.

7.7 miSW
Market, Shopping centre, Shopping
Market Circle
196 min walk • The Takoradi Market Circle is a market in Takoradi, the third largest city of Ghana. Takoradi Market Circle is the commercial and economic hub of Ghana's Western Region.
3.4 miSW
Lighthouse
Fort Orange
86 min walk • Fort Orange was built as a trading post on the Dutch Gold Coast in 1642, near Sekondi in the Western Region of Ghana. It functioned as a lodge for a while during the 1670s and that was the original purpose for the fort before it was used as a trading post.
4.3 miNE
Forts and castles,
Fort San Sebastian
110 min walk • Fort San Sebastian located in Shama, Ghana is the third oldest fortification in Ghana.
3.1 miSW
Forts and castles
Fort Sekondi
79 min walk • Fort Sekondi, also Fort George, was an English fort on the Gold Coast, built in 1682 at Sekondi, next to the Dutch Fort Orange, which had been built in 1642. This first building was small, according to William Claridge: " at Sekondi Captain Henry Nurse, Agent for the English Company, also built a fort there a few years later.
6.4 miSW
Harbor
Takoradi Harbour
163 min walk • The Takoradi Harbour is in the Western region of Ghana. It is located in the industrial district of Sekondi-Takoradi and is the oldest harbour in Ghana. The Takoradi harbour and the Tema Harbour are the only harbours in Ghana.
6.3 miSW
Forts and castles
Fort Witsen
160 min walk • Fort Witsen, also Fort Tacaray, was a fort on the Dutch Gold Coast, established in 1665 near Takoradi. This fort was destroyed after a few years, and in 1684 the site was abandoned.
6.9 miSW
Universities and schools
Takoradi Polytechnic
176 min walk • Takoradi Technical University is a public tertiary education institution located in Sekondi-Takoradi, the capital of the Western Region of Ghana.