Independence Stadium (Oshakati)

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Oshakati Independence Stadium
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place NamibiaNamibia Oshakati , Namibia
Coordinates 17 ° 47 '15.4 "  S , 15 ° 41' 32.9"  E Coordinates: 17 ° 47 '15.4 "  S , 15 ° 41' 32.9"  E
operator City of Oshakati
opening 2003
Renovations 2003, 2010, 2013, 2019
surface Natural grass
costs 2 million (last renovation, N $ 300,000 )
capacity 8000 seats
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The Independence Stadium (also rarely Oshakati Independence Stadium ) is a football stadium in the Namibian city ​​of Oshakati in the north of the country. It is the home ground of the Oshakati City football club . In February 2008, two spectators were killed in a major flood.

Renovations

The stadium was built in 2003 after seven years of construction and only a few months later had to be repaired for more than € 8,000 due to construction defects. In 2010 the stadium was renovated again and the capacity increased by 1000 seats. In 2013 it was renovated again for 300,000 Namibia dollars . In mid-2014 there was talk of renewed construction defects.

Another renovation for 1 million Namibian dollars was announced in September 2019 .

Individual evidence

  1. Burmeister Engineering, Upgrading Oshakati Sport Complex ( Memento of the original from July 22, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.burmeister.com.na
  2. July 24, 2014 Sports at noon. Hitradio Namibia, July 24, 2014  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 24, 2014@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.hitradio.com.na  
  3. Uutoni launches revamping of Oshakati Independence Stadium. Namibia Press Agency, September 13, 2019.