Capacity 50,000 Broke ground February 21st, 2017 | Surface Grass Built 2018 (expected) | |
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Full name Omnisports Stadium of Douala Location Japoma, Douala, Cameroon Owner Cameroonian Football Federation Construction cost 143 million USD (expected) | ||
The Japoma Stadium (or Omnisports Stadium of Douala) will be located in the Japoma locality in Douala. It will be a 50,000 seat capacity stadium which also will have basketball courts, handball volleyball and tennis courts, an olympic swimming pool of 8 lanes, conference centres, commercial centers, a four star luxury hotel and a parking lot. The stadium will be mostly used for football but it will also have an athletic track.
The Japoma Stadium is expected to cost around $143 million with 75 percent of the project financed by the Türk Eximbank.
It will also host some matches during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.
Construction
The construction of the Japoma Stadium began on February 21st, 2017. The stadium is said to be completed within 20 months.
References
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