Tamale Stadium
Encyclopedia
Tamale Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium
in Tamale
, Ghana
. It is used mostly for football
matches and serves as the home stadium of Real Tamale United
. It hosted some matches during the 2008 African Cup of Nations
. The stadium's capacity is 21,017 people (50% will be seated) and was completed in 2008 by the Shanghai Construction Group of China.
Multi-purpose stadium
Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed in such a way as to be easily used by multiple sports. While any stadium could potentially host more than one sport, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multi-functionality over specificity...
in Tamale
Tamale, Ghana
Tamale with a population of 360,579 , is the capital of the Northern Region of Ghana and the Tamale Metropolitan District with which it is coterminous Area. The city is located 600 km north of Accra...
, Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
. It is used mostly for football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
matches and serves as the home stadium of Real Tamale United
Real Tamale United
Real Tamale United, often abbreviated as RTU, is a football club based in Tamale, Ghana. They are a member of the Ghana Telecom Premier League. Their home stadium is Kaladan Park.-History:...
. It hosted some matches during the 2008 African Cup of Nations
2008 African Cup of Nations
The 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the MTN Africa Cup of Nations due to the competition's sponsorship by MTN, was the 26th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial football tournament for nations affiliated to the Confederation of African Football . The tournament was staged at...
. The stadium's capacity is 21,017 people (50% will be seated) and was completed in 2008 by the Shanghai Construction Group of China.