Coronation Park began development on eight acres of ground to honour the 1939
Coronation of George VI. It was intended for athletic activities, and was used for those as well as public/political gatherings and festivities. These have continued to be held to the modern day. Currently, Coronation Park is a football stadium with a maximum capacity of 5,000. When Ghana hosted the
2008 Africa Cup of Nations, the park was renovated, but was however not used as part of the competition venue. The refurbishment incorporated chairs brought from the
Accra Sports Stadium, the national stadium of the country. It was home ground for
Division One League clubs
Brong Ahafo United,
Bofoakwa Tano,
Ghana Premier League side Young Apostles and
Ghana Women's Premier League team Prisons Ladies, as well as other lower grade ones. It had previously been home ground for Bechem Chelsea (now
Berekum Chelsea) until 2010 when they relocated to
Golden City Park. During the
COVID-19 pandemic, sales of crops were temporarily moved from Sunyani's central market to Coronation Park. In 2023, a
member of parliament for the park and its surrounding areas,
Kwasi Ameyaw-Cheremeh, revealed that some Chinese contractors who were brought on board to attempt a renovation of the stadium died during the pandemic. The park was not approved for use in the
2023–24 Ghana Premier League season amidst fan-lead attempts at renovations, with one such of those being on 28 June 2023. Additionally, its seating and roofing have been heavily damaged in a rainstorm on 4 March 2024. ==References==