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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|View of the stadium from above]] | |||
==Naming of the stadium== | |||
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. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
