Estádio_da_Machava

Estádio da Machava

Estádio da Machava

Building in Africa


The Estádio da Machava is a multi-purpose stadium in Machava, a mainly residential subdivision of the city of Matola, in the outskirts of Maputo, Mozambique. It is used for football matches and can hold 45,000 spectators.[1]

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The stadium was built by the Portuguese colonial government of Mozambique and inaugurated as Estádio Salazar, named after the Portuguese dictator António de Oliveira Salazar, on 30 June 1968, with a match between Portugal and Brazil, which the latter, formally the visitors, won 2:0.[2]

It was in Machava that the Declaration of National Independence of Mozambique took place, on June 25, 1975.[3]

It is now owned by Clube Ferroviário de Maputo.


References

  1. "China constrói estádios desportivos em Moçambique, Angola e Cabo-Verde - CRI".

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