Sam Nujoma Stadium
Sam Nujoma Stadium (also called the Sam Nujoma Soccer Stadium or SNSS[1]) is a football (soccer) stadium in Katutura, Windhoek, Namibia. The stadium holds 10,300 and was finished in 2005.[2] It is named after the former Namibian president Sam Nujoma.[1]
since 2021[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". the stadium is not in use due to safety concerns from "structural defects". The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has decommissioned the stadium in 2021 for it being sub-standard, and no other Namibian stadium meets CAF's requirements. As a result, international games of the Namibia national football team will have to be played abroad.[3]
See also
- Independence Stadium (Namibia), the other large football stadium in Windhoek
References
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- ↑ a b http://www.windhoekcc.org.na/Repository/News&Publications/Press/MediaStatementSNSS.pdf Template:Webarchive New Stadium Sam Nujoma "The City of Windhoek, at the June Council meeting, endorsed and approved the name of the new Soccer Stadium in Katutura as Sam Nujoma Soccer Stadium."
- ↑ Namibia WorldStadiums.com
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