Bingu National Stadium

Bingu National Stadium

Bingu National Stadium
Full name	Bingu National Stadium
Location	Lilongwe, Malawi
Coordinates	13°56′38″S33°45′11″E / 13.9438119°S 33.7530957°E / -13.9438119; 33.7530957
Capacity	41,100 [1]
Field size	104 yd × 68 yd (95 m × 62 m)
Surface	Grass
Construction
Broke ground	11 July 2012;13 years ago (2012-07-11)
Built	2012–2016 [1]
Opened	28 January 2017;8 years ago (2017-01-28) [1]
Construction cost	70 million USD
Architect	Beijing Institute of Architectural Design
General contractor	Anhui Foreign Economic Construction Group
Tenants
Malawi national football team (2017–present)

Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe is the national stadium of Malawi. It is used for football matches and also has an athletics track. It hosts the home games of the Malawi national football team. It holds 41,100 people. ^[2] It is named after former Malawian president Bingu wa Mutharika. This stadium became Ethiopian Football Federation home arena. This follows Ethiopian Football Federation request to CAF to use BNS as their national stadium is banned to host international matches for lacking minimum requirements as per the CAF Club Licensing criteria. ^[3]

It also hosted all four matches of the 2024 Four Nations Football Tournament in March 2024.

Construction

The stadium was built with a US$70 million price tag and opened in 2017. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

See also

• Lists of stadiums

References

1. "World Stadiums - Stadiums in Malawi". www.worldstadiums.com.
2. "China-funded Bingu stadium in Malawi :A monument of pride". www.nyasatimes.com. 14 January 2017.
3. "BNS to host Ethiopia vs Egypt". Malawi 24. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
4. "Bingu Stadium operates at a loss – The Nation Online". The Nation Online. 16 June 2019. Archived from the original on 16 June 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
5. "Bingu National Stadium – StadiumDB.com". stadiumdb.com. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
6. "China to build new Malawi stadium". 31 October 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2019.