Hawassa Kenema Stadium
Stadium in Hawassa, Ethiopia
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Hawassa Kenema Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Hawassa, Sidama Region, Ethiopia. It is used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of Hawassa City S.C. The stadium has a capacity of 60,000 people,[2] but still on process.
Hawassa Kenema Stadium in 2015 | |
 Interactive map of Hawassa Stadium | |
Full name | Hawassa International Stadium |
|---|---|
| Location | Hawassa, Sidama Region, Ethiopia |
| Capacity | 40,000[1] |
| Surface | Grass |
| Tenants | |
| Hawassa City S.C. Ethiopia national football team (selected matches) | |
History
The stadium hosted group matches of the 2015 CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup.[2] The stadium hosted the Ethiopian National team's 2017 AFCON qualifier against Seychelles in September 2016 after being given approval from CAF.[2] The stadium hosted Wolaitta Dicha's victory over Egyptian side Zamalek (2-1) in the first leg of the preliminary round of the 2018 CAF Confederations Cup.[3] In 2018, the stadium hosted a 2019 AFCON qualifier played between Ethiopia and Sierra Leone.[4] In April 2018, the stadium hosted a rally for the Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in which crowd of 60,000 people attended.[5]