Independence Stadium (Namibia)
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The Independence Stadium in Windhoek
is the national stadium
of the Republic of Namibia
. It holds 25,000 spectators and is mainly used for football events.
It is not - as widely said - renamed into Sam Nujoma Stadium. This is a new, much smaller stadium, also located in Windhoek
Windhoek
Windhoek is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level. The 2001 census determined Windhoek's population was 233,529...
is the national stadium
National stadium
Many countries have a national football stadium, which typically serves as the primary or exclusive home for one or more of a country's national representative sports teams. The term is most often used in reference to an association football stadium. Usually, a national stadium will be in or very...
of the Republic of Namibia
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
. It holds 25,000 spectators and is mainly used for football events.
It is not - as widely said - renamed into Sam Nujoma Stadium. This is a new, much smaller stadium, also located in Windhoek
Windhoek
Windhoek is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level. The 2001 census determined Windhoek's population was 233,529...