Japoma Stadium
Grass | |
Scoreboard | Yes |
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Construction | |
Broke ground | February 21, 2017 |
Opened | December 29, 2020 [1] |
Construction cost | $232 million (estimated) |
Architect | AECOM |
General contractor | Yenigün Construction Industry |
Tenants | |
Cameroon national football team (selected matches) | |
Website | |
https://japoma.org |
The Japoma Stadium is a 50,000-capacity
The Japoma Stadium costed around $232 million, with 85% of the project financed by Turkish Türk Eximbank.[4][5]
It hosted some matches of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.
Construction
The construction of the Japoma Stadium began on February 21, 2017 and is completed.[6][7] The stadium was designed by British firm AECOM and management of the construction has been entrusted to Leonardo Cameroun sarl, which belongs to Italian Leonardo srl.[8]
References
- ^ "Japoma".
- ^ "Turkish Yenigun Wins construction of AFCON 2019 Project". 6 July 2016.
- ^ "Douala Japoma Stadium; Construction Work Has Started".
- ^ "Cameroon To Construct Massive Sporting Complex To Host AFCON 2019". Cameroon Concord. November 6, 2016. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
- ^ "Turkish firm to build Cameroon's biggest sports complex". Hurriyet Daily News. November 3, 2016.
- ^ "Cameroun: Le complexe sportif de Douala-Japoma sera livré dans 20 mois" (in French). 237online. February 21, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- ^ "Cameroun - CAN 2019: La construction du stade de Japoma effectivement lancée" (in French). 237online. February 21, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- ^ "Il complesso sportivo di Japoma" (in Italian).
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Japoma Stadium.
- Photos at cafe.daum.net/stade
- Japoma Sports Complex weaving in Cameroonian craft traditions ahead of Nations Cup
- ENGINEERING NEWS AECOM cuts stadium design and build to a record two years at Japoma
- Sustainable legacy the goal for Cameroon’s minimalist sports complex
- Japoma Sport Complex - Leonardo srl