Estádio da Cidadela
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Estádio da Cidadela is a multi-purpose stadium
in Luanda
, Angola
. It is currently used mostly for football
matches, with it being home to several Angolan league clubs, including Petro Atletico, Sport Luanda e Benfica
, and Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto
. The stadium holds 50,000 people.
Multi-purpose stadium
Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed in such a way as to be easily used by multiple sports. While any stadium could potentially host more than one sport, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multi-functionality over specificity...
in Luanda
Luanda
Luanda, formerly named São Paulo da Assunção de Loanda, is the capital and largest city of Angola. Located on Angola's coast with the Atlantic Ocean, Luanda is both Angola's chief seaport and its administrative center. It has a population of at least 5 million...
, Angola
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
. It is currently used mostly for football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
matches, with it being home to several Angolan league clubs, including Petro Atletico, Sport Luanda e Benfica
Sport Luanda e Benfica
Sport Luanda e Benfica, usually known as Benfica de Luanda or simply as Benfica, is a football club from Luanda, Angola. The club is named after Sport Lisboa e Benfica, of Portugal, and shares the same colours. The logo is also very similar to the Portuguese one...
, and Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto
Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto
Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto , is a sports club from Luanda, Angola.-History:...
. The stadium holds 50,000 people.