Khartoum Stadium

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Khartoum Stadium
استاد الخرطوم
Full name Khartoum Stadium
Former names Municipal Stadium
Location Khartoum, Sudan
Opened 1957
Renovated 2007
Surface Grass
Capacity 30,000 [1]
Tenants
Al Khartoum SC

Khartoum Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Khartoum, Sudan. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 30,000 people.[2]

History

The stadium was inaugurated in 1957 under the name of Municipal Stadium to host the first African football competition of nations, the 1957 African Cup of Nations. It also hosted the 1970 African Cup of Nations and the 2011 African Nations Championship.

References

  1. http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/12/673792
  2. It is also the home stadium of Khartoum and Al Ahli Khartoum It used to be the stadium of the Sudan National Football Team.The stadium had changed the clours white to blue mixed with orange World Stadiums - Stadiums in Sudan

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Coordinates: 15°35′54.21″N 32°30′56.17″E / 15.5983917°N 32.5156028°E / 15.5983917; 32.5156028

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