'Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium' is a multi-use
stadium in
Dar-es-Salaam,
Tanzania. It is currently used mostly for
football matches. It currently holds 60,000 people. The stadium opened in
2007. The structure cost
TZS 56.4bn/-. It is currently being constructed under Beijing Construction Engineering Company Limited. Tanzania contributed
TZS 25bn/- and China donated the rest. The Complex is according to the
FIFA and
Olympic Standards. It replaced
the former National Stadium.
References
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Chinese Premier pleased with new stadium work
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Worldstadiums.com entry