Baba Yara Stadium
Baba Yara Stadium is a multi purpose in Ashanti Region, Ghana that opened in 1959. Its recorded capacity is 40,528.
Key facts
Baba Yara Stadium is a multi purpose in Ashanti Region, Ghana that opened in 1959. Its recorded capacity is 40,528. It is owned by Sports Council of Ashanti and government. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are Asante Kotoko F.C., Asante Kotoko F.C., King Faisal Babes, BA Stars.
- Location
- Ashanti Region, Ghana
- Type
- Multi purpose
- Capacity
- 40,528
- Opened
- 1959
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Sports Council of Ashanti, government
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 0
- Playing surface
- Natural grass
Baba Yara Stadium is at latitude 6.682778, longitude -1.605, in Ashanti Region, Ghana. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.
Data table for this chart
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 6.682778 |
| Longitude | -1.605 |
| City | Ashanti Region |
| Region | Ashanti Region |
| Country | Ghana |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | Natural grass | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
Baba Yara Stadium has carried 1 recorded name. Kumasi Sports Stadium (no sponsor) ran Present.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kumasi Sports Stadium | None | Present | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | government | 1959 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | Sports Council of Ashanti | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asante Kotoko F.C. | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Asante Kotoko F.C. | Not mapped | 1959 to present | Current | Source |
| King Faisal Babes | Not mapped | 1959 to present | Current | Source |
| BA Stars | Not mapped | 1959 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
18 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 1089 | 2026-10 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | org_aliases | (deleted) | Ghana national football team | not set | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | venue_roles | (deleted) | 33209 | not set | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 33209 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 33208 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 1722 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 1721 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | capacity | 40000 | 40528 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372065745 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Baba_Yara_Stadium | Baba Yara Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Kumasi Sports Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 18577 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 6147 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 6146 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 6145 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 6144 | 2026-09 |
Sources and licenses
Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: