Japoma Stadium

The Japoma Stadium is a 50,000-capacity all-seater multi-purpose stadium in Douala, Cameroon. It is part of a sports complex that also consists of an indoor arena for basketball, handball, futsal and volleyball, tennis courts and an 8-lane Olympic-size swimming pool, as well as conference and commercial centres, a hotel and a parking lot. The stadium also has an athletic track.[2][3]

Stade de Japoma
Exterior of the stadium
Full nameStade de Japoma
LocationJapoma, Douala, Cameroon
Coordinates4°00′20″N 9°49′31″E
OwnerCameroonian Football Federation
Capacity50,000
SurfaceGrass
ScoreboardYes
Construction
Broke groundFebruary 21, 2017
OpenedDecember 29, 2020 [1]
Construction cost$232 million (estimated)
ArchitectAECOM
General contractorYenigün Construction Industry
Tenants
Cameroon national football team
Website
https://japoma.org

The Japoma Stadium costed around $232 million, with 85% of the project financed by Turkish Türk Eximbank.[4][5]

It hosted some matches of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.

Construction

The construction of the Japoma Stadium began on February 21, 2017 and is completed.[6][7] The stadium was designed by British firm AECOM and management of the construction has been entrusted to Leonardo Cameroun sarl, which belongs to Italian Leonardo srl.[8]

References
  1. "Japoma".
  2. "Turkish Yenigun Wins construction of AFCON 2019 Project". 6 July 2016.
  3. "Douala Japoma Stadium; Construction Work Has Started".
  4. "Cameroon To Construct Massive Sporting Complex To Host AFCON 2019". Cameroon Concord. November 6, 2016. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  5. "Turkish firm to build Cameroon's biggest sports complex". Hurriyet Daily News. November 3, 2016.
  6. "Cameroun: Le complexe sportif de Douala-Japoma sera livré dans 20 mois" (in French). 237online. February 21, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  7. "Cameroun - CAN 2019: La construction du stade de Japoma effectivement lancée" (in French). 237online. February 21, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  8. "Il complesso sportivo di Japoma" (in Italian).
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