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| Location | Lilongwe, Malawi |
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| Coordinates | 13°58′41.55″S33°45′31.11″E / 13.9782083°S 33.7586417°E |
| Capacity | 25,000 [1] [2] |
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| CIVO United | |
The CIVO Stadium, formerly Stade des Jeunes, is a stadium located in Lilongwe, Malawi. It has a seating capacity of 25,000 spectators. It serves as the home of CIVO United of the Malawi Premier Division. It is currently under a re-construction by the Chinese government. [3]
Malawi, officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in southeastern Africa. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast, and Mozambique to the east, south and southwest. Malawi spans over 118,484 km2 (45,747 sq mi) and has an estimated population of 19,431,566. Malawi's capital is Lilongwe. Its second-largest is Blantyre, its third-largest is Mzuzu and its fourth-largest is its former capital, Zomba. The name Malawi comes from the Maravi, a name for the Chewa people who inhabit the area. The country is nicknamed "The Warm Heart of Africa" because of the friendliness of its people.
Lilongwe is the capital and most populated city of the African country of Malawi. It has a population of 989,318 as of the 2018 Census, up from a population of 674,448 in 2008. In 2020 that figure was 1,122,000. The city is located in the central region of Malawi, in the district of the same name, near the borders with Mozambique and Zambia, and it is an important economic and transportation hub for central Malawi. It is named after the Lilongwe River.
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The Maula Cathedral or simply Cathedral of Lilongwe, is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and is located in the town of Lilongwe the capital and largest city of the African country of Malawi. Administratively it is included in the Central Region, near the M1 highway and the Civo Stadium.
This page provides the summaries of the matches of the qualifying rounds for the Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics to be held in Seoul. Three countries qualified.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Lilongwe, Malawi.
The 2017 TNM Super League was the 32nd season of the Super League of Malawi, the top professional league for association football clubs in Malawi since its establishment in 1986. The season started on 6 May and concluded on 22 December 2017. Kamuzu Barracks were the defending champions of the previous season. Be Forward Wanderers won the title for the first time in eleven years, defeating Masters Security 4–1 at Balaka Stadium on 16 December 2017.
Coordinates: 13°58′41.7″S33°45′31.0″E / 13.978250°S 33.758611°E
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