Estádio da Machava
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Estádio da Machava is a multi-purpose stadium
in Machava, a mainly residential town in the northwestern outskirts of Maputo
, Mozambique
. It is used for football
matches and can hold 45,000 spectators. The stadium, built by the Portuguese colonial government of Mozambique, was inaugurated on 30 June 1968 and named Estádio Salazar
at the time.
It is now owned by Clube Ferroviário do Maputo.
Multi-purpose stadium
Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed in such a way as to be easily used by multiple sports. While any stadium could potentially host more than one sport, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multi-functionality over specificity...
in Machava, a mainly residential town in the northwestern outskirts of Maputo
Maputo
Maputo, also known as Lourenço Marques, is the capital and largest city of Mozambique. It is known as the City of Acacias in reference to acacia trees commonly found along its avenues and the Pearl of the Indian Ocean. It was famous for the inscription "This is Portugal" on the walkway of its...
, Mozambique
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
. It is used 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 and can hold 45,000 spectators. The stadium, built by the Portuguese colonial government of Mozambique, was inaugurated on 30 June 1968 and named Estádio Salazar
Salazar
- Angola :* Vila Salazar, Portuguese colonial name for the city of N'dalatando in the province of Cuanza Norte- Spain :* Salazar , a village in the municipality of Villarcayo de Merindad de Castilla la Vieja, province of Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León* Salazar Valley, in...
at the time.
It is now owned by Clube Ferroviário do Maputo.