Hawassa Kenema Stadium
 Hawassa Kenema Stadium in 2015 | |
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| Full name | Hawassa International Stadium |
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| Location | Hawassa, Sidama Region, Ethiopia |
| Capacity | 60,000[1] |
| Surface | Grass |
| Tenants | |
| Ethiopia national football team Hawassa City S.C. | |
Hawassa Kenema Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Hawassa, Sidama Region, Ethiopia. It is used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of Hawassa City S.C. The stadium has a capacity of 60,000 people,[2] but still on process.
History
The stadium hosted group matches of the 2015 CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup.[2] The stadium hosted the Ethiopian National team's 2017 AFCON qualifier against Seychelles in September 2016 after being given approval from CAF.[2] The stadium hosted Wolaitta Dicha's victory over Egyptian side Zamalek (2-1) in the first leg of the preliminary round of the 2018 CAF Confederations Cup.[3] In 2018, the stadium hosted a 2019 AFCON qualifier played between Ethiopia and Sierra Leone.[4] In April 2018, the stadium hosted a rally for the Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in which crowd of 60,000 people attended.[5]
References
- ^ https://www.ethiosports.com/2016/07/26/hawassa-international-stadium-to-host-ethiopias-last-afcon-qualifier/
- ^ a b c Berhanu, Markos (July 26, 2016). "Hawassa International Stadium to host Ethiopia's last AFCON Qualifier". Archived from the original on 2016-07-29.
- ^ Etyopia, Zecharias (March 19, 2018). "David outlasts Goliath in Cairo as Ethiopia's Wolaita Dicha dump Egyptian giants Zamalek out of CAF Confederations Cup". Ethiosports.
- ^ Scriven, David (September 9, 2018). "Osman Kakay makes international debut". QPR. Archived from the original on 2020-02-19.
- ^ "Premier's Visit to Hawassa Step towards Alleviating Public Grievances: Residents". Ethiopian News Agency. April 26, 2018.