Addis Ababa National Stadium

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
Addis Ababa National Stadium
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Full nameAdey Abeba National Stadium
LocationDjibouti Street, Bole, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Coordinates9°0′10.3″N 38°47′28.4″E / 9.002861°N 38.791222°E / 9.002861; 38.791222
OwnerGovernment of Ethiopia
Capacity62,000[1]
Field size105m × 68m
SurfaceUnknown
Construction
Broke ground5 January 2016
Opened2019 (delayed)
Construction cost$500M (estimated)
ArchitectMH Engineering PLC
Main contractorsChinese State Construction Engineering Corporation
Tenants
Ethiopia national football team

The stadium includes CAF and FIFA preferences, enabling it to host international matches.

References

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  1. ^ "Second phase construction of Adey Abeba Stadium to commence soon".
  2. ^ "Ethiopia: Construction to start on new national stadium in Addis Ababa". StadiumDB. 7 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Construction to begin on Addis' Adey Abeba Stadium". Ethiosports. 13 January 2016.
  4. ^ "CAF President Ahmad visits Ethiopia". Ethiosports. 8 August 2017.