New Ndola Stadium
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New Ndola Stadium is a description of a new multi-purpose stadium
in Ndola
, Zambia
, that is in the planning stages. It will mostly be used for football
matches and hosted some events for the 2011 All-Africa Games
. The stadium would have hada capacity of 40,000 people. It would have replaced the current large stadium in Ndola, Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium
. It was to be built along with new
stadium
s in Livngstone
and Lusaka
. In 2010, the Chinese government announced that the stadium will be built.
Multi-purpose stadium
Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed in such a way as to be easily used by multiple sports. While any stadium could potentially host more than one sport, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multi-functionality over specificity...
in Ndola
Ndola
Ndola is the third largest city in Zambia, with a population of 495,000 . It is the industrial, commercial, on the Copperbelt, Zambia's copper-mining region, and capital of Copperbelt Province. It is also the commercial capital city of Zambia and has one of the three international airports, others...
, Zambia
Zambia
Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....
, that is in the planning stages. It will mostly be used for football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
matches and hosted some events for the 2011 All-Africa Games
2011 All-Africa Games
The 10th All-Africa Games took place between September 3–18, 2011 in Maputo, Mozambique. Maputo's hosting marked only the third time the Games was held in the southern part of the continent.-Host awarding:...
. The stadium would have hada capacity of 40,000 people. It would have replaced the current large stadium in Ndola, Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium
Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium
Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium was a multi-use stadium in Ndola, Zambia, named after former Secretary-General of the United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld. It was used mostly for football matches and served as the home for ZESCO United Football Club. The stadium had a capacity of 18,000 people. In 1988 the...
. It was to be built along with new
New Lusaka Stadium
New Lusaka Stadium is a description of a new multi-purpose stadium in Lusaka, Zambia, that was in the planning stages until Zambia backed out of hosting the 2011 All-Africa Games in 2009. It would have been used mostly for football matches and hosted some events for the 2011 All-Africa Games. The...
stadium
New Livingstone Stadium
New Livingstone Stadium is a description of a new multi-purpose stadium in Livingstone, Zambia, that was in the planning stages until Zambia backed out of hosting the 2011 All-Africa Games in 2009. It would have been used mostly for football matches and hosted some events for the 2011 All-Africa...
s in Livngstone
Livingstone, Zambia
Livingstone or Maramba is a historic colonial city and present capital of the Southern Province of Zambia, a tourism centre for the Victoria Falls lying north of the Zambezi River, and a border town with road and rail connections to Zimbabwe on the other side of the Falls...
and Lusaka
Lusaka
Lusaka is the capital and largest city of Zambia. It is located in the southern part of the central plateau, at an elevation of about 1,300 metres . It has a population of about 1.7 million . It is a commercial centre as well as the centre of government, and the four main highways of Zambia head...
. In 2010, the Chinese government announced that the stadium will be built.