The Estádio da Machava is a multi-purpose stadium in Machava, a mainly residential subdivision of the city of Matola, in the outskirts of Maputo, Mozambique. It is used for football matches and can hold 45,000 spectators.[1]
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| Former names | Estádio Salazar |
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| Address | Matola Mozambique |
| Coordinates | 25°55′02″S 32°31′35″E / 25.9172°S 32.5263°E |
| Owner | Clube Ferroviário de Maputo |
| Type | Multi-purpose |
| Capacity | 45,000 |
| Current use | football matches |
| Opened | 30 June 1968 |
| Years active | 1968–present |
The stadium was built by the Portuguese colonial government of Mozambique and inaugurated as Estádio Salazar, named after the Portuguese dictator António de Oliveira Salazar, on 30 June 1968, with a match between Portugal and Brazil, which the latter, formally the visitors, won 2:0.[2]
It was in Machava that the Declaration of National Independence of Mozambique took place, on June 25, 1975.[3]
It is now owned by Clube Ferroviário de Maputo.
References
editExternal links
edit- Photos at cafe.daum.net/stade
- Photo Archived 2007-10-22 at the Wayback Machine at worldstadiums.com Archived 2006-03-16 at the Wayback Machine
- StadiumDB images
25°55′2.73″S 32°31′34.64″E / 25.9174250°S 32.5262889°E
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