Hage Geingob Stadium
| Hage Geingob Stadium | |
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| Main entrance to the stadium (2018) | |
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National Rugby Stadium |
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 Windhoek , Namibia
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| Coordinates | 22 ° 36 '27.5 " S , 17 ° 5' 27.5" E |
| operator | urban ( Windhoek ) |
| Renovations | 1991 |
| surface | race |
| capacity | 12,000 |
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The Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium ( English Hage Geingob Stadium , formerly National Rugby Stadium , English National Rugby Stadium ) is the largest Rugby - Stadium in Namibia and one of three National stadiums , but the only one for rugby. It is named after the third Namibian President Hage Geingob .
The stadium is located in the Olympia district , right next to the Independence Stadium , in the south of the capital Windhoek .
All matches of the Namibian national rugby union team are played in the Hage Geingob Stadium .
Ownership
Until August 25, 2011, the stadium was the largest privately owned stadium in the country ( Namibia Rugby Union ), but due to financial problems at the NRU, it was transferred to the state, which now pays for its maintenance and repair.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Clubs walk out at NRU AGM . Namibia Sport, Windhoek May 30, 2011 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Slag van Hage Geingob . The Republic of August 25, 2011
