Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It currently holds 60,000 people. The stadium opened in 2007. The structure cost TZS 56.4bn/-. It is currently being constructed under Beijing Construction Engineering Company Limited. Tanzania contributed TZS 25bn/- and China donated the rest. The Complex is according to the FIFA and Olympic Standards. It replaced the former National Stadium. Telstra Stadium in Sydney, Australia is capable of being converted from a rectangular rugby football field to an oval for cricket and Australian rules football games This article is about the building type. ... Dar es Salaam (Arabic: ‎ [translation: Abode of Peace] Dār as-Salām), formerly Mzizima, is the largest city in Tanzania. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... The current curency used in Tanzania, althought the wide spread use of U.S. Dollars is accepted. ... The current curency used in Tanzania, althought the wide spread use of U.S. Dollars is accepted. ... The Federation of International Football Associations(French: Fédération Internationale de Football Association), commonly known by its acroymn, FIFA, is the international governing body of association football. ... The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ... National Stadium or William Mkapa Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania. ...

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• Chinese Premier pleased with new stadium work
• Worldstadiums.com entry