Bingu National Stadium

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Full nameBingu National Stadium
LocationLilongwe, Malawi
Coordinates13°56′38″S 33°45′11″E / 13.9438119°S 33.7530957°E / -13.9438119; 33.7530957
Capacity41,100[1]
Bingu National Stadium
Bingu National Stadium
Interactive map of Bingu National Stadium
Full nameBingu National Stadium
LocationLilongwe, Malawi
Coordinates13°56′38″S 33°45′11″E / 13.9438119°S 33.7530957°E / -13.9438119; 33.7530957
Capacity41,100[1]
Field size104 yd × 68 yd (95 m × 62 m)
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground11 July 2012; 13 years ago (2012-07-11)
Built2012–2016[1]
Opened28 January 2017; 8 years ago (2017-01-28)[1]
Construction cost70 million USD
ArchitectBeijing Institute of Architectural Design
General contractorAnhui Foreign Economic Construction Group
Tenants
Malawi national football team (2017present)

Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe is the national stadium of Malawi. It is used for football matches and also has an athletics track. It hosts the home games of the Malawi national football team. It holds 41,100 people.[2] It is named after former Malawian president Bingu wa Mutharika. This stadium became Ethiopian Football Federation home arena. This follows Ethiopian Football Federation request to CAF to use BNS as their national stadium is banned to host international matches for lacking minimum requirements as per the CAF Club Licensing criteria.[3]

It also hosted all four matches of the 2024 Four Nations Football Tournament in March 2024.

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