Japoma Stadium

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Stade de Japoma
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Exterior of the stadium
Japoma Stadium
Full nameStade de Japoma
LocationJapoma, Douala, Cameroon
Coordinates 4°00′20″N9°49′31″E / 4.00556°N 9.82528°E / 4.00556; 9.82528
Owner Cameroonian Football Federation
Capacity 50,000
Surface Grass
ScoreboardYes
Construction
Broke groundFebruary 21, 2017
OpenedDecember 29, 2020 [1]
Construction cost$232 million (estimated)
Architect AECOM
General contractorYenigün Construction Industry
Tenants
Cameroon national football team (selected matches)
Website
https://japoma.org

The Japoma Stadium is a 50,000-capacity all-seater multi-purpose stadium in Douala, Cameroon. It is part of a sports complex that also consists of an indoor arena for basketball, handball, futsal and volleyball, tennis courts and an 8-lane Olympic-size swimming pool, as well as conference and commercial centres, a hotel and a parking lot. The stadium also has an athletic track. [2] [3]

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The Japoma Stadium costed around $232 million, with 85% of the project financed by Turkish Türk Eximbank. [4] [5]

It hosted some matches of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. It also hosted the 2024 African Championships in Athletics.

Construction

The construction of the Japoma Stadium began on February 21, 2017 and the completed stadium opened on 29 December 2020. [6] [7] The stadium was designed by British firm AECOM and management of the construction was entrusted to Leonardo Cameroun sarl, which belongs to Italian Leonardo srl. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Japoma".
  2. ↑ "Turkish Yenigun Wins construction of AFCON 2019 Project". 6 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Douala Japoma Stadium; Construction Work Has Started".
  4. ↑ "Cameroon To Construct Massive Sporting Complex To Host AFCON 2019". Cameroon Concord. November 6, 2016. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Turkish firm to build Cameroon's biggest sports complex". Hurriyet Daily News. November 3, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Cameroun: Le complexe sportif de Douala-Japoma sera livré dans 20 mois" (in French). 237online. February 21, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Cameroun - CAN 2019: La construction du stade de Japoma effectivement lancée" (in French). 237online. February 21, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Il complesso sportivo di Japoma" (in Italian).
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