Stade Port Sudan - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Stade Port Sudan is a multi-use stadium

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 Port Sudan

Port Sudan

Port Sudan is the capital of Red Sea State, Sudan; it has 489,725 residents . Located on the Red Sea, it is the Republic of Sudan's main port city.-History:...

, Sudan

Sudan

Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...

. 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 and is the home stadium of Hay al-Arab Port Sudan

Hay al-Arab Port Sudan

Hay al-Arab Port Sudan is a Sudanese football club based in Port Sudan. They play in the top division in Sudanese football, the Sudan Premier League...

and Hilal Port Sudan

Hilal Port Sudan

Al-Hilal Sport Club of Port Sudan also known as Hilal Al-Sahel is a Sudanese football club based in Port Sudan. They play in the top division in Sudanese football, Sudan Premier League. Their home stadium is Stade Port Sudan. Their rival is Hay Al Arab, a team also in Port Sudan-Current squad...

. The stadium has a capacity of 13,000 people.The stadium also hosted the 2011 African Nations of Championship 2011 which was held in Sudan.

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