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| former names = Gabon Disaster Heroes National Stadium | | former names = Gabon Disaster Heroes National Stadium | ||
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| cost = US$94 million | | cost = US$94 million | ||
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| main_contractors = [[Shanghai Construction Company]] | | main_contractors = [[Shanghai Construction Company]] | ||
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| capacity = 60,000 | | capacity = 60,000 | ||
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'''Heroes National Stadium''' | '''Heroes National Stadium''' is a [[multi-purpose stadium]] in [[Lusaka]], [[Lusaka Province]], [[Zambia]]. It is currently used mostly for [[football (soccer)|football]] matches and hosts the home matches of the [[Zambia national football team]]. The stadium holds 60,000 spectators. It opened in 2014. The name of the stadium refers to the [[1993 Zambia national football team air disaster]] which took the lives of most of its national football team. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
[[File:National Heroes Stadium 11.jpg|thumb|262.986x262.986px|View of Heroes Stadium from Zanimone Compound.]] | [[File:National Heroes Stadium 11.jpg|thumb|262.986x262.986px|View of Heroes Stadium from Zanimone Compound.]] | ||
The stadium's exact | The stadium's exact location is in [[Lusaka]], [[Lusaka Province]] (Zambia's Capital City), just by its border with [[Chibombo District]], [[Central Province, Zambia|Central Province]] on the [[Great North Road, Zambia|Great North Road]], according to Zambia's Provincial-Border drawings. | ||
The Heroes National Stadium is located right next to where the refurbished [[Independence Stadium (Zambia)|Independence Stadium]] and the Heroes Acres Memorial where the players who died in the Gabon air disaster in 1993 are buried. | The Heroes National Stadium is located right next to where the refurbished [[Independence Stadium (Zambia)|Independence Stadium]] and the Heroes Acres Memorial where the players who died in the Gabon air disaster in 1993 are buried. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Football venues in Zambia]] | [[Category:Football venues in Zambia]] | ||
[[Category:Multi-purpose stadiums in Zambia]] | [[Category:Multi-purpose stadiums in Zambia]] | ||
Revision as of 14:27, 25 August 2021
| File:National Heroes Stadium 2021 3.jpg Outside | |
| Former names | Gabon Disaster Heroes National Stadium |
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| Location | Lusaka, Lusaka Province, Zambia |
| Coordinates | 15°22′10″S 28°16′22″E / 15.369507°S 28.272641°ECoordinates: 15°22′10″S 28°16′22″E / 15.369507°S 28.272641°E |
| Type | Multi-purpose stadium |
| Capacity | 60,000 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 10th January 2011 |
| Built | 2011–2014 |
| Opened | 2014 |
| Construction cost | US$94 million |
| Main contractors | Shanghai Construction Company |
| Tenants | |
| Zambia national football team | |
Heroes National Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Lusaka, Lusaka Province, Zambia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of the Zambia national football team. The stadium holds 60,000 spectators. It opened in 2014. The name of the stadium refers to the 1993 Zambia national football team air disaster which took the lives of most of its national football team.
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.
Geography
File:National Heroes Stadium 11.jpg
View of Heroes Stadium from Zanimone Compound.
The stadium's exact location is in Lusaka, Lusaka Province (Zambia's Capital City), just by its border with Chibombo District, Central Province on the Great North Road, according to Zambia's Provincial-Border drawings.
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.
References
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