Levy Mwanawasa Stadium

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Levy Mwanawasa Stadium
Levy
Full nameLevy Mwanawasa Stadium
LocationT3 Highway, Ndola, Zambia
Coordinates12°58′30″S 28°36′41″E / 12.97500°S 28.61139°E / -12.97500; 28.61139Coordinates: 12°58′30″S 28°36′41″E / 12.97500°S 28.61139°E / -12.97500; 28.61139
OwnerZambian Government
OperatorVarious Zambian clubs
Capacity49,800
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Built2010
Opened2 June 2012
ArchitectShanghai Construction Group
Tenants
Zambia national football team
ZESCO United

The Levy Mwanawasa Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Ndola, Zambia. It is used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 49,800 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 after Levy Mwanawasa, the third President of Zambia, who served from 2002 to his death in 2008.

References

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  1. 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.
  2. Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).

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