Estádio do Maxaquene
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Estádio do Maxaquene is a multi-purpose stadium
in Maputo
, Mozambique
. It is currently used mostly for football
matches and is the home stadium of Clube de Desportos do Maxaquene
. The stadium holds 15,000 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 Maputo
Maputo
Maputo, also known as Lourenço Marques, is the capital and largest city of Mozambique. It is known as the City of Acacias in reference to acacia trees commonly found along its avenues and the Pearl of the Indian Ocean. It was famous for the inscription "This is Portugal" on the walkway of its...
, Mozambique
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
. 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 and is the home stadium of Clube de Desportos do Maxaquene
Clube de Desportos do Maxaquene
Clube de Desportos do Maxaquene, usually known simply as Maxaquene, is a football club based in Maputo, Mozambique. The club is nicknamed Maxaca. Maxaquene won its first post-independence title, the Taça de Moçambique, in 1978...
. The stadium holds 15,000 people.