Levy Mwanawasa Stadium

Levy Mwanawasa Stadium
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Full nameLevy Mwanawasa Stadium
LocationT3 Highway, Ndola, Zambia
Coordinates12°58′30″S 28°36′41″E / 12.97500°S 28.61139°E / -12.97500; 28.61139
OwnerGovernment of Zambia
OperatorVarious Zambian clubs
Capacity49,800
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Built2010
Opened2 June 2012
ArchitectShanghai Construction Group
Tenants
ZESCO United F.C. (2012–present)
Zambia national football team (selected matches)

The Levy Mwanawasa Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Ndola, Zambia. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home for ZESCO United.[1] Other Ndola-based clubs like Forest Rangers F.C. and Buildcon F.C. occasionally use the stadium as well.[2][3][4][5] The stadium has a capacity of 49,800 people. It is located on the T3 road at the start of the Ndola-Kitwe Dual Carriageway.

In 2010, the Chinese government announced that the stadium will be built.[6] 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.[7]

The stadium is named after Levy Mwanawasa, the third President of Zambia, who served from 2002 to his death in 2008.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Stumbling Zesco seek to get back to winning ways". SuperSport. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
  2. ^ "Forest renovates Dola Hill - ZamFoot". zambianfootball.co.zm. 2023-01-30. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
  3. ^ "Levy Mwanawasa Stadium to host four matches as Zambia Super League returns - ZamFoot". zambianfootball.co.zm. 2020-07-08. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
  4. ^ "Power thumps Buildcon". Zambia: News Diggers!. 2023-03-06. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
  5. ^ "Buildcon battling to hold Pre-Season Training - 2020/21 Zambian Super League". African Football. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Qualifiers". FIFA. Archived from the original on June 6, 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.