Addis Ababa National Stadium

9°0′10.3″N 38°47′28.4″E / 9.002861°N 38.791222°E / 9.002861; 38.791222OwnerGovernment of EthiopiaCapacity62,000^[1]Field size105m × 68mSurfaceUnknownConstructionBroke ground5 January 2016Opened2019 (delayed)Construction cost$500M (estimated)ArchitectMH Engineering PLCMain contractorsChinese State Construction Engineering CorporationTenantsEthiopia national football team

The Addis Ababa National Stadium (Amharic: አዲስ አበባ ብሄራዊ ስታዲያም) will be a multi-purpose stadium, which can host football, rugby and athletics, in Bole, in eastern Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It will be the national stadium of the Ethiopia national football team. The stadium will have a capacity of 62,000 and will be built by the China State Construction Engineering. While the stadium itself will cover 37 hectares, development is planned around it, spanning across 60 hectares.^[2][3][4]

The stadium includes CAF and FIFA preferences, enabling it to host international matches.

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