Akoon Park

Akoon Park
Interactive map of Akoon Park
Full name
Tarkwa Akoon Park
AddressGhana
LocationTarkwa,
Western Region, Ghana
Coordinates5°19′0.980″N 1°59′35.324″W / 5.31693889°N 1.99314556°W / 5.31693889; -1.99314556
Construction
Built1970s
Tenants
Nzema Kotoko Football Club
Medeama SC
Karela United

Akoon Park (also known as Tarkwa Akoon Park[1]) is a football park in the Akoon community of Tarkwa in Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipal Assembly in Ghana. It has a seating capacity of 1500.[2] It had been the home of the Medeama Sporting Club and the Karela United Club.[1][3][4] It is also the home base for the Nzema Kotoko Football Club, a first division club in the Western region.[5][6]

History

The State Gold Mining Corporation constructed the park in the 1970s.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Association, Ghana Football. "Club Licensing Committee grants Tarkwa Akoon Park conditional approval after latest inspection". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 2026-04-22.
  2. ↑ "Akoon Park - Soccerway". gh.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 2023-06-06. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  3. ↑ "Licensing Committee grants Akoon Park, Dawu conditional approval". Daily Graphic. Accra, Ghana.
  4. 1 2 Times, Ghanaian (2020-02-29). "Akoon Park upgraded, commissioned". Ghanaian Times. Accra, Ghana. Retrieved 2026-04-22.
  5. ↑ "Nzema Kotoko have adopted the Akoon Park in Tarkwa as their new home ground after being rejected by cross-town rivals Karela United".
  6. ↑ Ayishatu, Zakaria Ali (2023-05-30). "Ghana Premier League match day 32 Comprehensive wrap up: Medeama SC beat King Faisal to maintain top spot as Dreams defeat Aduana to dent title hopes - Football". Sport News Africa. Retrieved 2023-07-30.