Levy Mwanawasa Stadium
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| Levy Mwanawasa Stadium | |
|---|---|
| Location | T3 Highway, Ndola, Zambia |
| Built | 2010 |
| Opened | 2012 |
| Owner | Nationally owned |
| Operator | Zesco |
| Capacity | 44,000 |
| Tenants | |
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Zambia national football team ZESCO United | |
Levy Mwanawasa Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Ndola, Zambia. It is used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 44,000 people. In 2010, the Chinese government announced that the stadium will be built.[1] The first international game that was played in the stadium was held on 9 June 2012. It was a world cup qualifier between the host nation Zambia and Ghana which had a result of 1-0 in favour of Zambia.[2]
The stadium is named for Levy Mwanawasa, the third President of Zambia, serving from 2002 to his death in 2008.
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References
- ↑ Emmanuel Barranguet: China the master stadium builder; The Africa Report, 2 July 2010; first published in: The Africa Report’s World Cup 2010, May 2010.
- ↑ "Qualifiers". FIFA. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
Coordinates: 12°58′30″S 28°36′41″E / 12.97500°S 28.61139°E
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