Len Clay Stadium is a

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. It was opened on 10 May 1990 and renovated on 17 April 2005 and is home to

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. It has capacity for 20,000 people.

History

Len Clay Stadium was opened on 10 May 1990 by the former president of Ghana,

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. The stadium is dedicated to Len Clay, a former Group Engineering and Projects Manager of Ashanti Goldfield Company and supporter of the team.Details for Len Clay Stadium, Obuasi
worldstadia.com. The stadium was designed by Enninful Design Services and built by A.Lang with Arc Charles Blankson-Hemans as the project manager for EDS., who also built the Enyinam Housing Project and Enyinam lodge amongst others and different projects across Ghana.

Stadium features

The stadium features automatic

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and over 1,300 seats in the main

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, as well as six Executive Boxes, each with its own

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and room for 40 seats.

Stadium complex

The Stadium complex includes an athletic

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, P.A. system, video cameras, V.I.P. car park, toilets and a bar with a function room. A multi-gym and electronic

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, as well as

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References

External links

Len Clay Stadium – Soccerway
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