 Hawassa Kenema Stadium in 2015 | |
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| Full name | Hawassa International Stadium |
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| Location | Hawassa, Sidama Region, Ethiopia |
| Capacity | 60,000 [1] |
| Surface | Grass |
| Tenants | |
| Ethiopia national football team Hawassa City S.C. | |
Hawassa Kenema Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Hawassa, Sidama Region, Ethiopia. It is used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of Hawassa City S.C. The stadium has a capacity of 60,000 people, [2] but still on process.
The stadium hosted group matches of the 2015 CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup. [2] The stadium hosted the Ethiopian National team's 2017 AFCON qualifier against Seychelles in September 2016 after being given approval from CAF. [2] The stadium hosted Wolaitta Dicha's victory over Egyptian side Zamalek (2-1) in the first leg of the preliminary round of the 2018 CAF Confederations Cup. [3] In 2018, the stadium hosted a 2019 AFCON qualifier played between Ethiopia and Sierra Leone. [4] In April 2018, the stadium hosted a rally for the Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in which crowd of 60,000 people attended. [5]
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