Stade de Japoma
Exterior of the stadium
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Full nameStade de Japoma
LocationJapoma, Douala, Cameroon
Coordinates4°00′20″N 9°49′31″E / 4.00556°N 9.82528°E / 4.00556; 9.82528
OwnerCameroonian Football Federation
Capacity50,000
SurfaceGrass
ScoreboardYes
Construction
Broke groundFebruary 21, 2017
OpenedDecember 29, 2020 [1]
Construction cost$232 million (estimated)
ArchitectAECOM
General contractorYenigün Construction Industry
Tenants
Cameroon national football team
Website
https://japoma.org

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]

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.

Construction

The 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 has been entrusted to Leonardo Cameroun sarl, which belongs to Italian Leonardo srl.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Japoma".
  2. ^ "Turkish Yenigun Wins construction of AFCON 2019 Project". 6 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Douala Japoma Stadium; Construction Work Has Started".
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Turkish firm to build Cameroon's biggest sports complex". Hurriyet Daily News. November 3, 2016.
  6. ^ "Cameroun: Le complexe sportif de Douala-Japoma sera livré dans 20 mois" (in French). 237online. February 21, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  7. ^ "Cameroun - CAN 2019: La construction du stade de Japoma effectivement lancée" (in French). 237online. February 21, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  8. ^ "Il complesso sportivo di Japoma" (in Italian).

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