Dire Dawa Stadium
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Dire Dawa Stadium is a multi-use stadium
in Dire Dawa
, Ethiopia
. It is currently used mostly for football
matches, on club level by Dire Dawa City
of the Ethiopian Premier League
. The stadium has a capacity of 18,000 spectators. It also hosted six matches during the 1976 African Cup of Nations
.
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
in Dire Dawa
Dire Dawa
Dire Dawa is one of two chartered cities in Ethiopia . This chartered city is divided administratively into two woredas, the city proper and the non-urban woreda of Gurgura....
, Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
. It is currently used mostly for football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
matches, on club level by Dire Dawa City
Dire Dawa City
Dire Dawa City is a football club from Ethiopia. They play at the 18,000 capacity Dire Dawa Stadium....
of the Ethiopian Premier League
Ethiopian Premier League
Ethiopian Premier League is the top division of the Ethiopian Football Federation, it was created in 1944.-Ethiopian Premier League Clubs - 2011/12:*Adama City FC *Air Force FC ...
. The stadium has a capacity of 18,000 spectators. It also hosted six matches during the 1976 African Cup of Nations
1976 African Cup of Nations
The 1976 African Cup of Nations was the tenth edition of the African Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa . It was hosted by Ethiopia. The format of competition changed from 1974: the field of eight teams was still split into two groups of four, but a final stage was introduced with...
.