Namboole Stadium | |
Full name | Mandela National Stadium |
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Former names | Namboole National Stadium (1997–2013) |
Location | Bweyogerere Kira Municipality Central Region Uganda |
Coordinates | 00°20′52″N 32°39′33″E / 0.34778°N 32.65917°E[1] |
Capacity | 42,000[2] |
Record attendance | 50,000 (Uganda vs South Africa, 10 October 2004) |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Opened | 1997[2] |
Renovated | 2010–11, 2022–2024 |
Construction cost | US$36 Million[2] |
Main contractors | Chinese construction company |
Tenants | |
Uganda national football team (1997–present) SC Villa (2024–present) | |
Website | |
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The Mandela National Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Uganda. It is named after the former South African President and anti-apartheid icon, Nelson Mandela.[3] The stadium's record attendance of 50,000 was set in 2004, in a football match between the national football teams of Uganda and South Africa.[4]