Addis Ababa National Stadium

Addis Ababa National Stadium
Location Bole, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Owner Government of Ethiopia
Capacity 60,000 (expected)
Field size 105m x 68m
Surface Grass
Construction
Broke ground January 5, 2016
Opened 2019 (expected)
Construction cost $94 million (estimated)
Architect MH Engineering PLC
Main contractors Chinese State Construction Engineering Corporation
Tenants
Ethiopia national football team

Addis Ababa National Stadium will be a multi-purpose stadium, which can host football, rugby and athletics, in Bole, in eastern Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It will be the national stadium of the Ethiopia national football team. The stadium will have a capacity of 60,000 and will be built by the China State Construction Engineering. While the stadium itself will cover 37 hectares, development is planned around it, spanning across 60 hectares.[1][2][3]

References

  1. "Ethiopia: Construction to start on new national stadium in Addis Ababa". StadiumDB. 7 January 2016.
  2. "Construction to begin on Addis' Adey Abeba Stadium". Ethiosports. 13 January 2016.
  3. "CAF President Ahmad visits Ethiopia". Ethiosports. 8 August 2017.

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