Kamuzu Stadium
Artificial Turf, FIFA Certified | |
| Construction | |
|---|---|
| Opened | 1964 |
| Renovated | 1968, 2004 |
| Tenants | |
| Nyasa Big Bullets FC Mighty Wanderers FC Malawi national football team (until 2017) | |
The Kamuzu Stadium is a
History
The stadium was originally named Rangeley Stadium during the colonial era to commemorate British civil servant William H. J. Rangeley.
FIFA through its GOAL programme has sponsored the renovation of the natural grass pitch into a synthetic football pitch. This artificial turf field, called Xtreme Turf, has been manufactured and installed by Act Global.
President Peter Mutharika's inauguration ceremony was held at Kamuzu Stadium on 2 June 2014.[5]
See also
- Mzuzu Stadium
- List of Malawian stadiums
References
- ^ "Installation Play-By-Play: Kamuzu Stadium". 31 May 2018.
- ^ "Installation Play-By-Play: Kamuzu Stadium". 31 May 2018.
- ^ Owen Kalinga, The Historical Dictionary of Malawi, page 411.
- ^ "Malawian president orders three facilities named after founding father Banda", BBC Monitoring International Reports, September 15, 2004.
- ^ Zawadi Chilunga, "Mutharika regrets JB's snub in power handover: Muluzi cheered" Archived 2014-06-06 at the Wayback Machine, Nyasa Times, 2 June 2014.
External links
- Illustrated BBC World Service story about an AIDS awareness event held at Kamuzu
- Photos at cafe.daum.net/stade
- Photos Archived 2006-03-16 at the Wayback Machine at worldstadiums.com
15°47′56″S 35°2′4.2″E / 15.79889°S 35.034500°E
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