It is built to host the 1967 Mediterranean Games at the same time as the Olympic swimming pool and gymnasium. Since then, it is an integral part of Tunisia's main sports complex. Tunisia's three major football teams, ES Tunis, Club Africain and Stade Tunisien played their games there.
The stadium is completely renovated for the 1994 African Cup of Nations. It has a capacity of 39,858 seats.[2] The VIP section consists of a grandstand and 2 salons that can accommodate 300 people in a "cocktail" configuration.
Ohene Djan Stadium
The Accra Sports Stadium, formerly named the Ohene Djan Stadium is a multi-use, 39,800 all-seater stadium in Accra.[3]Ghana, mostly used for association football matches. It is also used for rugby union.[4]
The stadium was inaugurated in 1952 by a football match played between Accra XI and Kumasi XI.
The final was decided over two legs, with aggregate goals used to determine the winner. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule would have been applied, and if still level, the tie would have proceeded directly to a penalty shootout (no extra time is played).[6]
^The match was interrupted for 18 minutes at 75' with ES Tunis leading 1–0 after teargas was fired into a rioting crowd by police, with one canister landing in the VIP box.ES Tunis protested against the result, but the protest was rejected. It was also marred by the antics of Espérance's goalkeeper Chokri El Ouaer who deliberately injured himself with the intent to get the game abandoned since Espérance had exhausted their substitution. He was banned for one year by CAF for gamesmanship after the game.
References
^Stokkermans, Karel. "African Club Competitions 200". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
^"CNS : Cité Natinale Sportive". Archived from the original on 2015-01-18. Retrieved 2015-01-18.
^"World Stadiums - Stadiums Ghana". www.worldstadiums.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-05. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
^"Conquerors blow Hurricanes away in Rugby Championship Final - X Live Africa". xliveafrica.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-16. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
^"Accra National Stadium". Cup of Nations Venue Guide. BBC. Retrieved 2007-04-06.
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