National Heroes Stadium
For the stadium in San Antonio, Texas, see Heroes Stadium.
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| Former names | Gabon Disaster Heroes National Stadium |
|---|---|
| Location | Lusaka, Zambia |
| Coordinates | 15°22′10″S 28°16′22″E / 15.369507°S 28.272641°ECoordinates: 15°22′10″S 28°16′22″E / 15.369507°S 28.272641°E |
| Type | Multi-purpose stadium |
| Capacity | 60,000[1] |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 2014 |
| Main contractors | Shanghai Construction Company |
| Tenants | |
| Zambia national football team | |
Heroes National Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Lusaka, Zambia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of the Zambia national football team. The stadium holds 60,000[2] spectators. It opened in 2014. The name of the stadium refers to the 1993 Zambia national football team air disaster which took the lives of most of its national football team.
Upon completion of construction in 2013, it was originally named the Gabon Disaster Heroes National Stadium because of this, but the ruling Patriotic Front government was pressured to change the name by the populace.
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