National Heroes Stadium
Lusaka Province, Zambia | |
Coordinates | 15°22′10″S 28°16′22″E / 15.369507°S 28.272641°E |
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Type | Multi-purpose stadium |
Capacity | 60,000[2] |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 10 January 2011 |
Built | 2011–2014 |
Opened | 2014 |
Construction cost | US$94 million[1] |
Main contractors | Shanghai Construction Company |
Tenants | |
Zambia national football team |
Heroes National Stadium
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.
On 7 July 2021, a state funeral of former President Kenneth Kaunda was held at the National Heroes Stadium.
Geography
The stadium's location is in the Matero suburb of Lusaka (Zambia's Capital City) on the Great North Road (T2 Road).[4][5]
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.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Quality sports Infrastructure will make Zambia win Africa Cup-RB" (Lusaka Times, 10-1-2011)
- ^ a b "Zambia complete construction of Heroes National Stadium" (BBC, 12-1-2014)
- ^ "Guide to National Heroes Stadium". Groundhop. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Heroes National Stadium and 3 more top Stadia near Chibombo - Tripsuccor". Archived from the original on 25 April 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ "National Heroes Stadium · Great North Road, 31749, Lusaka 10101, Zambia".