Baba Yara: The football icon behind Kumasi’s famous stadium name

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TOGETHER AS ONE DIVIDED WE FALL 2 months ago

In Kumasi we accept and embrace every tribe in Ghana because the Ashanti believes in unity irrespective of your tribe,culture and religion so far as you are Ghanaian you are welcome to Kumasi, so we have Anloga which is givin ...
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In Kumasi we accept and embrace every tribe in Ghana because the Ashanti believes in unity irrespective of your tribe,culture and religion so far as you are Ghanaian you are welcome to Kumasi, so we have Anloga which is giving to Ewes, we have Fante new town giving to Fantes, we have Mosie Zongo giving Mosie people,we have Nzema giving to the Nzema, we have Aboabo giving to all our dear brothers and sisters from the north, we have Baba Yara stadium name after a dedicated footballer who was once playing for Asante kontoko team and died in an accident. We have Abby’s park, and many more. To Ashantis Ghanaians are one people with a common destiny.
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Ooba k3 2 months ago

You name a stadium after a Kotoko player. Now you think you deserve roses apuuuu. People don't care what you name anything in Kumasi, because you are irrelevant.

You name a stadium after a Kotoko player. Now you think you deserve roses apuuuu. People don't care what you name anything in Kumasi, because you are irrelevant.
Abdul Rahman 2 months ago

Baba Yara wasn’t only a Kotoko player but a. Black stars icon. He even later ditched Kotoko to play for president Nkrumah’s great republicans. However, Kotoko had every right to reject the idea of naming the stadium after ...
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Baba Yara wasn’t only a Kotoko player but a. Black stars icon. He even later ditched Kotoko to play for president Nkrumah’s great republicans. However, Kotoko had every right to reject the idea of naming the stadium after him since they have equally great players who are Ashanti’s and Akans for that matter. In that case, Kotoko had no business whatsoever when it comes to the naming of the stadium because it doesn’t belong to them. It’s a national treasure!
Ooba k3 2 months ago

Don't be a hypocrite Kumasi Airport is also Govt property. You did not ask permission, but no one complained when you named it after Prempeh. Gas don't care what you name anything in Kumasi. When was the last time you heard G ...
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Don't be a hypocrite Kumasi Airport is also Govt property. You did not ask permission, but no one complained when you named it after Prempeh. Gas don't care what you name anything in Kumasi. When was the last time you heard Gas complaining about what you do in Kumasi. Whether you like it or not Gas will maintain their self identity. Gas know what this Ohene Gyan nonsense is about? Is there any reason why you don't blame yourselves for not honoring him in Kumasi but castigate Gas for doing the same thing.
Sam osei 2 months ago

Why don't you move the airport to Ho volta region as you wish. Nation dividers

Why don't you move the airport to Ho volta region as you wish. Nation dividers
Coconut 2 months ago

That place called Kumasi was a place where people used to sell firewood ( Akuma) so it was a trading centre it doesnt belong to any specific tribe. If you want more education ask Dormahene

That place called Kumasi was a place where people used to sell firewood ( Akuma) so it was a trading centre it doesnt belong to any specific tribe. If you want more education ask Dormahene
Vinco 2 months ago

There is no need to prove anything to anyone.Let those faceless cowards who enjoy insulting us continue. Let their hatred for us destroy them.

There is no need to prove anything to anyone.Let those faceless cowards who enjoy insulting us continue. Let their hatred for us destroy them.
Ooba k3 2 months ago

Irony.. your own is destroying you right now.

Irony.. your own is destroying you right now.
Vinco 2 months ago

Unlike you I don't have time for haters.I am actually laughing at you

Unlike you I don't have time for haters.I am actually laughing at you
JESUS IS GOD 2 months ago

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Jesus Christ loves you and wants to save you from sin and its consequences. He died on the cross for your sins, was buried, and rose again on the third day. Believe in Him, accept His gift of forgiveness, and receive eternal life! (John 3:16).jddj
Kaklo 2 months ago

There should be Kumasi sports stadium
And baba yara stand
Why name a whole stadium after one individual

There should be Kumasi sports stadium
And baba yara stand
Why name a whole stadium after one individual
Tango 2 months ago

You're shallow minded.

You're shallow minded.
Tango 2 months ago

Legends never die, they live on

Legends never die, they live on
Atsu 2 months ago

Tell those idiots fighting over Akwaaba that Baba Yara is not Ashanti but he was accepted in Kumasi.

Tell those idiots fighting over Akwaaba that Baba Yara is not Ashanti but he was accepted in Kumasi.
Ooba k3 2 months ago

If you are as welcoming as you claim, why should that be a problem.

If you are as welcoming as you claim, why should that be a problem.
OZYMANDIAS 2 months ago

Yet those petty, lazy and envious bigots who go to toilet on the beaches, and prefer to rent out their bedrooms to outsiders, will not allow the National Stadium to be named after the man who made Ghana's Black Stars a force ...
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Yet those petty, lazy and envious bigots who go to toilet on the beaches, and prefer to rent out their bedrooms to outsiders, will not allow the National Stadium to be named after the man who made Ghana's Black Stars a force to reckon with internationally. They stupidly thought the man was an Ashanti indigene, but not realising that he was an Akwapim whose land they are squatting on. What a shameless bunch of hypocrites.
Vinco 2 months ago

No need to insult others. Let them be.

No need to insult others. Let them be.
Ooba k3 2 months ago

@OZYMANDIAS.. Let the record show that your own vile comment exposes your hidden bigotry and idiocy. If Ohene Gyan was that great, honour him in your village. More Ghanaians from all walks of life have been memorialized in G ...
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@OZYMANDIAS.. Let the record show that your own vile comment exposes your hidden bigotry and idiocy. If Ohene Gyan was that great, honour him in your village. More Ghanaians from all walks of life have been memorialized in GREATER Accra than any other region FACT. Ohene Gyan did not cut it. If it pain you, go burn the sea..Oh, sorry, you don't have a sea to burn...hehe..odwan ba.
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ga kome 2 months ago

those foolish beach shitters are most the foolish people on this
planet they opposed naming of ohene djan stadium just because its an akan name...and now fighting over billboards at the airport which 90
percent of gas dont ...
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those foolish beach shitters are most the foolish people on this
planet they opposed naming of ohene djan stadium just because its an akan name...and now fighting over billboards at the airport which 90
percent of gas dont even know where it is....ga kpotoo
Ooba k3 2 months ago

The irony of a shit eating idiot complaining about shitting on the beach. Go get it for your soup. Odwan. This Thread is a failed attenpt by these clown to prove how tolerant they are.. HATRED IS IN YOUR DNA.

The irony of a shit eating idiot complaining about shitting on the beach. Go get it for your soup. Odwan. This Thread is a failed attenpt by these clown to prove how tolerant they are.. HATRED IS IN YOUR DNA.
Bastie the Emperor of Kumasi 2 months ago

True , he's from Bono Kintampo.

There were teams named after him in kintampo. Yara Stars , their rival team was Vita

True , he's from Bono Kintampo.

There were teams named after him in kintampo. Yara Stars , their rival team was Vita
Tumtum 2 months ago

No mention to the fact that he's a SISSAALA man and a royal from Zini in the Upper West region.

No mention to the fact that he's a SISSAALA man and a royal from Zini in the Upper West region.
Ooba k3 2 months ago

May be they stole his sperm/DNA to improve their fvcked up gene pool, mmoa

May be they stole his sperm/DNA to improve their fvcked up gene pool, mmoa
Tomtom 2 months ago

You seem to know a lot about sperm.You probably swallow a lot for a living

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Martin A 2 months ago

You strike me as a tribalist just by writing this comment. The section of towns you mentioned are enclaves settled by those tribes. Are you suggesting that the asantes allowed them to settle there? Kumasi is Ghana and doesn't ...
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You strike me as a tribalist just by writing this comment. The section of towns you mentioned are enclaves settled by those tribes. Are you suggesting that the asantes allowed them to settle there? Kumasi is Ghana and doesn't only belong to asantes alone.

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