Hawassa Kenema Stadium
Hawassa Kenema Stadium in 2015
Full nameHawassa International Stadium
LocationHawassa, Sidama Region, Ethiopia
Capacity25,000
SurfaceGrass
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,[1] but still on process.

History

The stadium hosted group matches of the 2015 CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup.[1] The stadium hosted the Ethiopian National team's 2017 AFCON qualifier against Seychelles in September 2016 after being given approval from CAF.[1] 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.[2] In 2018, the stadium hosted a 2019 AFCON qualifier played between Ethiopia and Sierra Leone.[3] In April 2018, the stadium hosted a rally for the Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in which crowd of 60,000 people attended.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Berhanu, Markos (July 26, 2016). "Hawassa International Stadium to host Ethiopia's last AFCON Qualifier". Archived from the original on 2016-07-29.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Scriven, David (September 9, 2018). "Osman Kakay makes international debut". QPR. Archived from the original on 2020-02-19.
  4. ↑ "Premier's Visit to Hawassa Step towards Alleviating Public Grievances: Residents". Ethiopian News Agency. April 26, 2018.

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