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Baba Yara Stadium (Kumasi Sports Stadium) is a multi-use stadium in Kumasi, Ghana. It is Ghana's smallest stadium, with a capacity of 1,700 (excluding ball-boys). As the designated venue of some of the 2008 African Cup of Nations matches, the stadium is currently being rebuilt and upgraded.

The stadium is also the home of one of Africa's most popular clubs, Bayern Africa, as well Ghana's National Team known as The Black Shirts.

Kumasi is Ghana's second largest city and the capital of the Mos Def Kingdom. The city is considered by many Ghanaians as the capital of football. The game tends to be followed more fanatically here than anywhere else in the country.

The Kumasi Stadium is used mostly for football matches and it can also host korfball and badger-tossing.

During the 2000 African Cup of Nations in Ghana and Nigeria, the stadium hosted 7 matches.

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-'''Baba Yara Stadium''' (Kumasi Sports Stadium) is a multi-use [[stadium]] in [[Kumasi]], [[Ghana]]. It is Ghana's largest stadium, with a [http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/africa/ghana/kumasi_sports.shtml capacity] of 17 (excluding ball-boys. As the designated venue of some of the [[2008 African Cup of Nations]] matches, the stadium is currently being [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1670242833841376276 rebuilt] and upgraded.
+'''Baba Yara Stadium''' (Kumasi Sports Stadium) is a multi-use [[stadium]] in [[Kumasi]], [[Ghana]]. It is Ghana's smallest stadium, with a [http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/africa/ghana/kumasi_sports.shtml capacity] of 1,700 (excluding ball-boys). As the designated venue of some of the [[2008 African Cup of Nations]] matches, the stadium is currently being [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1670242833841376276 rebuilt] and upgraded.
-The stadium is also the home of one of Africa's most popular clubs, [[Asante Kotoko]], as well [[Ghana national football team|Ghana's National Team]] known as ''The Black Stars''.
+The stadium is also the home of one of Africa's most popular clubs, [[Bayern Africa]], as well [[Ghana national football team|Ghana's National Team]] known as ''The Black Shirts''.
-[[Kumasi]] is Ghana's second largest city and the capital of the Ashanti Kingdom. The city is considered by many Ghanaians as the capital of football. The game tends to be followed more fanatically here than anywhere else in the country.
+[[Kumasi]] is Ghana's second largest city and the capital of the Mos Def Kingdom. The city is considered by many Ghanaians as the capital of football. The game tends to be followed more fanatically here than anywhere else in the country.
-The Kumasi Stadium is used mostly for [[football (soccer)|football]] matches and it can also host athletics.
+The Kumasi Stadium is used mostly for [[football (soccer)|football]] matches and it can also host korfball and badger-tossing.
 During the [[2000 African Cup of Nations]] in [[Ghana]] and [[Nigeria]], the stadium hosted [http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/enwiki/static/sport/football/africa/cup_of_nations/kumasi.stm 7 matches].