The Rundu Sports Stadium is an association football stadium in Rundu, Namibia with seating for 500 spectators.[1] The grass-surface stadium is also capable of hosting athletics, netball, and basketball matches and is the only stadium in the Kavango East and Kavango West regions.[2] The stadium is the home venue of Julinho Sporting and Cuca Tops of the Namibia Premiership and Rundu Chiefs and United Stars of the Namibia First Division.[3]
 Stadium from the air, 2019 | |
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| Location | Rundu, Kavango East, Namibia |
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| Coordinates | 17°55′27″S 19°46′22″E / 17.9241°S 19.7729°E |
| Capacity | 500 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1992 |
| Renovated | 2016 |
| Tenants | |
| Cuca Tops Julinho Sporting | |
History
editThe stadium was constructed in 1992. In 2016 the stadium underwent a renovation, including the installation of its first-ever floodlighting, in preparation to host several high-profile football tournaments.[1] By 2021 the stadium was in need of major restoration and repair. Namibian silver-medal Olympian Christine Mboma decried the state of the running track and called for one of international standard.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Rundu Readies for Newspaper Cup". Namibian Sun. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "Rundu Sports Stadium without water". The Namibian. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "Julinho Sporting FC promoted to NPL". The Namibian. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "Mboma focuses on her studies… decries state of Rundu sports stadium". Africa Press. Retrieved 9 July 2023.