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Full name | Levy Mwanawasa Stadium |
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Location | T3 Highway, Ndola, Zambia |
Coordinates | 12°58′30″S 28°36′41″E / 12.97500°S 28.61139°ECoordinates: 12°58′30″S 28°36′41″E / 12.97500°S 28.61139°E |
Owner | Zambian Government |
Operator | Various Zambian clubs |
Capacity | 49,800 |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Built | 2010 |
Opened | 2 June 2012 |
Architect | Shanghai Construction Group |
Tenants | |
Zambia national football team ZESCO United |
The Levy Mwanawasa Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Ndola, Zambia. It is used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 49,800 people. In 2010, the Chinese government announced that the stadium will be built. The first international game that was played in the stadium was held on 9 June 2012. It was a world cup qualifier between the host nation Zambia and Ghana which had a result of 1-0 in favour of Zambia.
The stadium is named after Levy Mwanawasa, the third President of Zambia, serving from 2002 to his death in 2008.