Japoma Stadium

The Japoma Stadium is located in the Japoma locality in Douala, Cameroon. It is a 50,000-capacity all-seater multi-purpose stadium which has football stadium, an indoor Arena for basketball, handball, futsal, volleyball and tennis courts, an olympic swimming pool of 8 lanes, conference centers, commercial centers, a luxury hotel and a parking lot. The stadium also has an athletic track.[2][3]

Stade de Japoma
Exterior of the stadium
Full nameStade de Japoma
LocationJapoma, Douala, Cameroon
Coordinates4°00′20″N 9°49′31″E
OwnerCameroonian Football Federation
Capacity50,000
SurfaceGrass
ScoreboardYes
Construction
Broke groundFebruary 21, 2017
OpenedDecember 29, 2020 [1]
Construction cost$232 million (estimated)
ArchitectAECOM Sports Architecture
General contractorYenigün Construction Industry
Tenants
Cameroon national football team
Website
https://japoma.org

The Japoma Stadium costed around $232 million with 85 percent of the project financed by the Türk Eximbank.[4][5]

It will also host some matches during the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.

Construction

The construction of the Japoma Stadium began on February 21, 2017. The stadium is said to be completed within 20 months.[6][7]

The venues and masterplan are designed by the UK team of AECOM Sports. The works management has been entrusted to the Leonardo Cameroun sarl, which belongs to the Italian study Leonardo srl of the architect Salvatore Re.[8]

On 11 September 2019, Yenigün Construction Industry said the stadium is expected to be completed on 30 November 2019.[9]

References
  1. "Japoma".
  2. "Turkish Yenigun Wins construction of AFCON 2019 Project". 6 July 2016.
  3. "Douala Japoma Stadium; Construction Work Has Started".
  4. "Cameroon To Construct Massive Sporting Complex To Host AFCON 2019". Cameroon Concord. November 6, 2016.
  5. "Turkish firm to build Cameroon's biggest sports complex". Hurriyet Daily News. November 3, 2016.
  6. "Cameroun: Le complexe sportif de Douala-Japoma sera livré dans 20 mois" (in French). 237online. February 21, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  7. "Cameroun - CAN 2019: La construction du stade de Japoma effectivement lancée" (in French). 237online. February 21, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  8. "Il complesso sportivo di Japoma" (in Italian).
  9. "Infrastructures sportives : le stade de Japoma sera livré avec huit mois de retard" (in French). Actu Cameroun. 12 September 2019.
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