Construction of the biggest stadium in Tanzania is set to commence. President John Magufuli says plans for construction of Dodoma stadium are in top gear.
“We are making good progress and are ready to start construction of the biggest stadium in the country.”
Last year, King Mohamed VI of Morocco visited the country and pledged to build an ultra modern stadium in Dodoma. During his visit, dozens of Morocco companies signed agreements with major players in Tanzania’s private sector.
The new stadium will cost between US$ 80 and US$100m and will be bigger and better than the current National Stadium in Dar es Salaam.
This initiative comes at a time when the government is pushing for massive transfer of people and services from Dar es Salaam to Dodoma and this will help improve the whole sports sector in the region.
It will also enable the country to be in a better position to bid to host major continental and world events such as Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals, Africa Nations Champions for home based players (CHAN) finals as well as other top athletics events such as All African Games and World Athletics championships.
