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]
 Exterior of the stadium | |
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| Full name | Stade de Japoma |
|---|---|
| Location | Japoma, Douala, Cameroon |
| Coordinates | 4°00′20″N 9°49′31″E / 4.00556°N 9.82528°E |
| Owner | Cameroonian Football Federation |
| Capacity | 50,000 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Scoreboard | Yes |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | February 21, 2017 |
| Opened | December 29, 2020 [1] |
| Construction cost | $232 million (estimated) |
| Architect | AECOM |
| General contractor | Yenigün Construction Industry |
| Tenants | |
| Cameroon national football team (selected matches) | |
| Website | |
| https://japoma.org | |
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
editThe construction of the Japoma Stadium began on February 21, 2017 and is completed.[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
edit- ^ "Japoma".
- ^ "Turkish Yenigun Wins construction of AFCON 2019 Project". 6 July 2016.
- ^ "Douala Japoma Stadium; Construction Work Has Started".
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Turkish firm to build Cameroon's biggest sports complex". Hurriyet Daily News. November 3, 2016.
- ^ "Cameroun: Le complexe sportif de Douala-Japoma sera livré dans 20 mois" (in French). 237online. February 21, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- ^ "Cameroun - CAN 2019: La construction du stade de Japoma effectivement lancée" (in French). 237online. February 21, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- ^ "Il complesso sportivo di Japoma" (in Italian).
External links
edit- Photos at cafe.daum.net/stade
- Japoma Sports Complex weaving in Cameroonian craft traditions ahead of Nations Cup
- ENGINEERING NEWS AECOM cuts stadium design and build to a record two years at Japoma
- Sustainable legacy the goal for Cameroon’s minimalist sports complex
- Japoma Sport Complex - Leonardo srl