Sekka el Hadeed Stadium
Encyclopedia
Sekka el Hadeed Stadium, also known as Railway Stadium, is a multi-use stadium
in Cairo
, Egypt
. It is currently used mostly for football
matches and is the home of Al-Sekka Al-Hadid
. The stadium holds 25,000 people.
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
in Cairo
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
, Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
. 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 of Al-Sekka Al-Hadid
Al-Sekka Al-Hadid
Al-Sekka Al-Hadid is an Egyptian association football club based in Cairo. Also known as Egypt Railway Club. Founded in 1903, it is known to be the oldest club in Egypt and Middle East. It has a large stadium; Sekka El Hadeed Stadium.-History:...
. The stadium holds 25,000 people.