The Addis Ababa National Stadium (Amharic: አዲስ አበባ ብሄራዊ ስታዲያም) will be a multi-purpose stadium, which can host football, rugby and athletics, in Bole, in eastern Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It will be the national stadium of the Ethiopia national football team. The stadium will have a capacity of 62,000 and will be built by the China State Construction Engineering. While the stadium itself will cover 37 hectares, development is planned around it, spanning across 60 hectares.[2][3][4]
Addis Ababa National Stadium | |
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| Full name | Adey Abeba National Stadium |
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| Location | Djibouti Street, Bole, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Coordinates | 9°0′10.3″N 38°47′28.4″E / 9.002861°N 38.791222°E |
| Owner | Government of Ethiopia |
| Capacity | 62,000[1] |
| Field size | 105m × 68m |
| Surface | Unknown |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 5 January 2016 |
| Opened | 2019 (delayed) |
| Construction cost | $500M (estimated) |
| Architect | MH Engineering PLC |
| Main contractors | Chinese State Construction Engineering Corporation |
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| Ethiopia national football team | |
The stadium includes CAF and FIFA preferences, enabling it to host international matches.
References edit
- ^ "Second phase construction of Adey Abeba Stadium to commence soon".
- ^ "Ethiopia: Construction to start on new national stadium in Addis Ababa". StadiumDB. 7 January 2016.
- ^ "Construction to begin on Addis' Adey Abeba Stadium". Ethiosports. 13 January 2016.
- ^ "CAF President Ahmad visits Ethiopia". Ethiosports. 8 August 2017.
