Japoma Stadium

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Stade de Japoma
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Full nameStade omnisport de Douala
LocationJapoma, Douala, Cameroon
Coordinates4°00′20″N 9°49′31″E / 4.00556°N 9.82528°E / 4.00556; 9.82528Coordinates: 4°00′20″N 9°49′31″E / 4.00556°N 9.82528°E / 4.00556; 9.82528
OwnerCameroonian Football Federation
Capacity50,000
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke groundFebruary 21, 2017
OpenedNot officially opened yet due to COVID-19[1]
Construction cost$232 million (expected)
ArchitectAECOM Sports Architecture (London)
Project managerLeonardo Cameroun sarl
Structural engineerAECOM Structures (London)
Services engineerAECOM MEP
General contractor
Main contractorsYenigun

The Japoma Stadium, or Stade omnisport de Douala (official name), is located in the locality in Douala. It will be a 50,000-capacity all-seater 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.[2][3]

The Japoma Stadium is expected to cost around $232 million with 85 percent of the project financed by the .[4][5]

It will also host some matches during the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.

Construction[]

The construction of the Japoma Stadium began on February 21, 2017. The stadium is said to be completed within 20 months.[6][7]

The venues and masterplan are designed by the UK team of AECOM Sports. The works management has been entrusted to the Leonardo Cameroun sarl, which belongs to the Italian study Leonardo srl of the architect Salvatore Re.[8]

On 11 September 2019, said the stadium is expected to be completed on 30 November 2019.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ https://zonefoot.net/fr/2020/02/03/cameroun-exclusif-a-les-lions-inaugurent-le-stade-de-japoma-ce-25-fevrier/
  2. ^ "Turkish Yenigun Wins construction of AFCON 2019 Project".
  3. ^ "Douala Japoma Stadium; Construction Work Has Started".
  4. ^ "Cameroon To Construct Massive Sporting Complex To Host AFCON 2019". Cameroon Concord. November 6, 2016.
  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).
  9. ^ "Infrastructures sportives : le stade de Japoma sera livré avec huit mois de retard" (in French). Actu Cameroun. 12 September 2019.

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