National Heroes Stadium
 Cross-sectional view | |
| Former names | Gabon Disaster Heroes National Stadium |
|---|---|
| Location | Central 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[1] |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 10th January 2011 |
| Built | 2011-2014 |
| Opened | 2014 |
| Construction cost | US$94 million[2] |
| Main contractors | Shanghai Construction Company |
| Tenants | |
| Zambia national football team | |
Heroes National Stadium[1] is a multi-purpose stadium in Lusaka, Zambia (in the area part of Central 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
The stadium's location is in Lusaka District, Lusaka Province, Zambia on the Great North Road. It is part of the area of Chibombo District, Central Province just north of the border line with Lusaka, Lusaka Province which is highly recognized as being part of Lusaka (Zambia's Capital City).
The Heroes National Stadium is located on the same site where the refurbished Independence Stadium and the Heroes Acres Memorial where the players who died in the Gabon air disaster in 1993 are buried. [3]
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