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| broke_ground = 10th January 2011
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| cost = US$94 million<ref>[https://www.lusakatimes.com/2011/01/10/quality-sports-infrastructure-zambia-win-africa-cuprb/ "Quality sports Infrastructure will make Zambia win Africa Cup-RB"] (''[[Lusaka Times]]'', 10-1-2011)</ref>
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| main_contractors       = Shanghai Construction Company
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| capacity               = 60,000<ref>http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25706425</ref>
| capacity = 60,000<ref name=BBC>[https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25706425 "Zambia complete construction of Heroes National Stadium"] ([[BBC]], 12-1-2014)</ref>
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'''Heroes National Stadium''' is a multi-purpose stadium in [[Lusaka]], [[Zambia]]. It is currently used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of the [[Zambia national football team]]. The stadium holds 60,000<ref>http://www.worldofstadiums.com/africa/zambia/heroes-national-stadium/</ref> spectators. It opened in 2014. The name of the stadium refers to the [[1993 Zambia national football team air disaster]] which took the lives of most of its national football team.
'''Heroes National Stadium'''<ref name=BBC/> is a [[multi-purpose stadium]] in [[Lusaka]], [[Lusaka Province]], [[Zambia]]. It is currently used mostly for [[football (soccer)|football]] matches and hosts the home matches of the [[Zambia national football team]]. The stadium holds 60,000 spectators. It opened in 2014. The name of the stadium refers to the [[1993 Zambia national football team air disaster]] which took the lives of most of its national football team.


==History==
Upon completion of construction in 2013, it was originally named the Gabon Disaster Heroes National Stadium because of this, but the ruling Patriotic Front government was pressured to change the name by the populace.
Upon completion of construction in 2013, it was originally named the Gabon Disaster Heroes National Stadium because of this, but the ruling Patriotic Front government was pressured to change the name by the populace.
[[File:Heroes Stadium 1.jpg|thumbnail|An aerial view of the stadium]]


==Naming of the stadium==
==Geography==
Twenty Cabinet ministers sat came to an agreement to name the newly constracted Lusaka stadium as Gabon Disaster Heroes National Stadium this was in honour of our national football team that perished in 1993 while on national duty. A lot of Zambia have expressed shock and disappointment at the name.
[[File:National Heroes Stadium 11.jpg|thumb|262.986x262.986px|View of Heroes Stadium from Zanimone Compound.]]
The stadium's exact-location is in [[Lusaka]], [[Lusaka Province]] (Zambia's Capital City), just by its border with [[Chibombo District]], [[Central Province, Zambia|Central Province]] on the [[Great North Road, Zambia|Great North Road]], according to Zambia's Provincial-Border drawings. <ref>http://tripsuccor.com/zambia/places/heroes-national-stadium-stadium-chibombo-central</ref> <ref>https://www.google.co.zm/maps/place/National+Heroes+Stadium/@-15.3697264,28.2707555,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x1940f51ee7adc985:0xa51130a60330ea94!8m2!3d-15.3697264!4d28.2729442</ref>
 
The Heroes National Stadium is located right next to where the refurbished [[Independence Stadium (Zambia)|Independence Stadium]] and the Heroes Acres Memorial where the players who died in the Gabon air disaster in 1993 are buried.
<ref>http://tripsuccor.com/zambia/places/heroes-national-stadium-stadium-chibombo-central</ref>
 
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==References==
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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Lusaka]]
[[Category:Football venues in Zambia]]
[[Category:Football venues in Zambia]]
[[Category:Multi-purpose stadiums in Zambia]]
[[Category:Multi-purpose stadiums in Zambia]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Lusaka]]
 
 
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Revision as of 21:18, 22 September 2019

For the stadium in San Antonio, Texas, see Heroes Stadium.
Heroes National Stadium
Inauguration of Edgar Lungu.jpg
Cross-sectional view
Former namesGabon Disaster Heroes National Stadium
LocationLusaka, Lusaka Province, Zambia
Coordinates15°22′10″S 28°16′22″E / 15.369507°S 28.272641°E / -15.369507; 28.272641Coordinates: 15°22′10″S 28°16′22″E / 15.369507°S 28.272641°E / -15.369507; 28.272641
TypeMulti-purpose stadium
Capacity60,000[1]
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground10th January 2011
Built2011–2014
Opened2014
Construction costUS$94 million[2]
Main contractorsShanghai Construction Company
Tenants
Zambia national football team

Heroes National Stadium[1] is a multi-purpose stadium in Lusaka, Lusaka Province, Zambia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of the Zambia national football team. The stadium holds 60,000 spectators. It opened in 2014. The name of the stadium refers to the 1993 Zambia national football team air disaster which took the lives of most of its national football team.

History

Upon completion of construction in 2013, it was originally named the Gabon Disaster Heroes National Stadium because of this, but the ruling Patriotic Front government was pressured to change the name by the populace.

Geography

File:National Heroes Stadium 11.jpg
View of Heroes Stadium from Zanimone Compound.

The stadium's exact-location is in Lusaka, Lusaka Province (Zambia's Capital City), just by its border with Chibombo District, Central Province on the Great North Road, according to Zambia's Provincial-Border drawings. [3] [4]

The Heroes National Stadium is located right next to where the refurbished Independence Stadium and the Heroes Acres Memorial where the players who died in the Gabon air disaster in 1993 are buried. [5]


References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Zambia complete construction of Heroes National Stadium" (BBC, 12-1-2014)
  2. ↑ "Quality sports Infrastructure will make Zambia win Africa Cup-RB" (Lusaka Times, 10-1-2011)
  3. ↑ http://tripsuccor.com/zambia/places/heroes-national-stadium-stadium-chibombo-central
  4. ↑ https://www.google.co.zm/maps/place/National+Heroes+Stadium/@-15.3697264,28.2707555,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x1940f51ee7adc985:0xa51130a60330ea94!8m2!3d-15.3697264!4d28.2729442
  5. ↑ http://tripsuccor.com/zambia/places/heroes-national-stadium-stadium-chibombo-central


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