{"id":1270798,"date":"2022-12-28T11:05:26","date_gmt":"2022-12-28T11:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/28\/accra-sports-stadium-turns-sakora-park-after-shatta-wales-freedom-concert\/"},"modified":"2022-12-28T11:05:26","modified_gmt":"2022-12-28T11:05:26","slug":"accra-sports-stadium-turns-sakora-park-after-shatta-wales-freedom-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/28\/accra-sports-stadium-turns-sakora-park-after-shatta-wales-freedom-concert\/","title":{"rendered":"Accra Sports Stadium turns SAKORA Park after Shatta Wale&#8217;s Freedom Concert \u00bb \u2122"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_33\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<h2><strong>After Shatta Wale and Medikal\u2019s Christmas Day Freedom Wave Concert, the Accra Sports Stadium was left in the mud turning into Sakora park<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Thousands of Ghanaian music fans packed the 40 thousand-seater building for the whole night.<\/p>\n<p>Many spectators breached the inner border to get closer to the different performers\u2019 performances, rendering the surface of the pitch unrecognizable.<\/p>\n<p>The Freedom Wave Concert is the second event at the Accra Sports Stadium this holiday season.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_305120\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-305120\" style=\"width: 822px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-perfmatters-preload=\"5\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-305120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-28-at-8.15.58-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"822\" height=\"442\"  \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-305120\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The current state of Accra Sports Stadium after Shatta Wale\u2019s Freedom Concert<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<p>The National Sports Authority, under by Director General Peter Twumasi, has compelled teams who play their home games in Accra to find alternative grounds.<\/p>\n<p>Hearts of Oak, Accra Lions, and Great Olympics have all played on temporary stadiums.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<p>The El Wak stadium is also unavailable due to preparations for the Afrochella Concert later this week, requiring Legon Cities to find another location.<\/p>\n<p>The Ghana Premier League continues on January 2, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"f2nL9BXMfhM\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Waooo Shatta Wale fills Accra Sports Stadium to full 40,000 capacity with Freedom Wave Concert \ud83d\udd25\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f2nL9BXMfhM?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8211; &#8211; After Shatta Wale and Medikal\u2019s Christmas Day Freedom Wave Concert, the Accra Sports Stadium was left in the mud turning into Sakora park Thousands of Ghanaian music fans packed the 40 thousand-seater building for the whole night. 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