Estádio da Machava
Building in Africa
25°55′02″S 32°31′35″E / 25.9172°S 32.5263°E / -25.9172; 32.5263The Estádio da Machava is a multi-purpose stadium in Machava, a mainly residential subdivision of the city of Matola, in the outskirts of Maputo, Mozambique. It is used for football matches and can hold 45,000 spectators.[1]
The stadium was built by the Portuguese colonial government of Mozambique and inaugurated as Estádio Salazar, named after the Portuguese dictator António de Oliveira Salazar, on 30 June 1968, with a match between Portugal and Brazil, which the latter, formally the visitors, won 2:0.[2]
It was in Machava that the Declaration of National Independence of Mozambique took place, on June 25, 1975.[3]
It is now owned by Clube Ferroviário de Maputo.
References
- ^ "China constrói estádios desportivos em Moçambique, Angola e Cabo-Verde - CRI".
- ^ 1968 - Inauguração com um Portugal-Brasil (0-2) Archived 2016-11-18 at the Wayback Machine, Clube Ferroviário Maputo, 22. Mai 2006.
- ^ "Independência nacional proclamada há 43 anos".
External links
- Photos at cafe.daum.net/stade
- Photo Archived 2007-10-22 at the Wayback Machine at worldstadiums.com Archived 2006-03-16 at the Wayback Machine
- StadiumDB images
25°55′2.73″S 32°31′34.64″E / 25.9174250°S 32.5262889°E / -25.9174250; 32.5262889
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