Stadium 路 Zambia

How much did National Heroes Stadium cost to build?

The National Heroes Stadium (Lusaka National Stadium) in Lusaka, Zambia, is the multi-purpose stadium built by Shanghai Construction Group with a China Eximbank concessional loan of USD 86.1 million, with a groundbreaking on 10 January 2011, construction from 6 July 2011 to 30 October 2013 and an official handover to Zambia's Ministry of Youth and Sport on 2 June 2014. Wikipedia gives its cost as USD 94 million and a capacity of 60,000, while AidData records more than 50,009 spectators and a total project cost of USD 110.7 million in constant 2023 dollars.

Reported project cost

$94 million

Cost basis: 2013

The inauguration of Zambia's sixth president, Edgar Lungu.
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Basis of the published figure

Reported project cost2013
china.aiddata.org

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Key dimensions

Capacitychina.aiddata.org
60,000 seats

Project record

Timeline

  1. 6 July 2011

    Construction started

    AidData
  2. 30 October 2013

    Completed

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