now that i've actually found construction pics of this stadium time it got it's own thread

completion should be by 2013


new lusaka independence stadium"working name" and redevelopment on the current Independence stadium
President Rupiah Banda has predicted that Zambia would one day grab the African Cup title. Addressing soccer fans who turned up to have a glimpse of the President and the visiting Chinese Premier, President Banda predicted that the Africa Cup was coming to Zambia in-light of the earmarked construction of the modern stadia in the country.

Mr Banda observed that Zambia merely participated in the continental tournaments but failed to deliver and grab the Cup because both the people and the Chipolopolo Boys including many other players were not motivated owing to poor infrastructures in the country.

“Africa Cup title will be crowned to our country, be rest assured, he said. The happy-looking Banda told the fans to support Government in its programs of developing football including other sports disciplines in the country.

The president was speaking today when he laid a foundation stone at the location where the state of art Lusaka Stadium is to be constructed with the help of the Chinese government at a cost of US$94 million with a capacity to hold 50 000 people.
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new stadium will sit next to the old stadium which is also going to be redeveloped work will start on both stadiums at the same time , the whole project should be completed in 3 years time

Independence stadium u/c clearing
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the main contractors are the guys who did the 3 stadiums in ghana for there afcon
july 2011 update
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i hope the remove the track from the main stadium it kills the atmosphere should be like uk , spanish , french soccer stadiums

there will be two new stadiums side by side ?? why ??

Good move

there will be two new stadiums side by side ?? why ??

1)yes .....
2) for hosting major games like the olympics , all africa games , common wealth games etc. The long turn plan is to turn it into a sports precinct


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Olympics? When 2080? By which time you have to renivate and build new stadiums anyway.

Olympics? When 2080? By which time you have to renivate and build new stadiums anyway.

we're building these 2 stadiums coz we need them not because of some dream of hosting a tournament(zambia hasn't said it wants to host a large tournament) its not a proptary at the moment bt will be ready one day to host afcons , all-african games , southern african games .
we want our athletics to train and play on the best stadia in the world. just like the olympic center that was completed last year this will be for people of zambia
:banana:

i was just giving an example why 1 would have 2 stadia so the older stadium will be used as a training pitch /rugby pitch/athletics pitch etc. main stadium will be used for soccer , concerts , gatherings etc.

but failed to deliver and grab the Cup because both the people and the Chipolopolo Boys including many other players were not motivated owing to poor infrastructures in the country."'

^^ srry there, thanks for explaining. You have some great plans

When the new stadium is built for Lusaka, the existing Independence Stadium should be torn down. (The west stand was already torn down in 2007).

this should clear things up
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v297/hsark/267755_231959626829417_193850117307035_857034_6982245_n.jpg

Nice render hsark congratz on your new stadium wish ypu guys beat of luck do you have any updates??

Very Nice Sports Complex. They should add a sports center.

Dar es Salaam has also got 2 stadiums next to each other. The all new 60,000 capacity is completed and the old one is currently u/c for expansion.

@ laden a sports center would be the way to go , but there the Olympic center that was built last year that takes carry of the basketball , netball , hockey .....i would like a conference center for the area

latest update
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three cranes are up so far fourth is going up theý've started with one of the grandstands

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its was shocked to realize the stadiums were so close the odc
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a rough sketch i did of the current context

Olympic Youth development complex is already built ?

Olympic Youth development complex is already built ?

yup 2 years ago

can zambia bid 2024 olympic games?

^^More like Africa Cup 2019.

can zambia bid 2024 olympic games?

hahaha no! i have no idea who put the olympic rings on the render
would be cool for zambia to host in this order sadc games ,afcon , all africa games and one day the common wealth games :-D

who knows the contractor company name?

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If you want to see more pictures of World Stadiums , Please visit below URL.


http://cafe.daum.net/stade/


http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/1088/stade3.jpg

hahaha no! i have no idea who put the olympic rings on the render
would be cool for zambia to host in this order sadc games ,afcon , all africa games and one day the common wealth games :-D

You just made that up.

hahaha no! i have no idea who put the olympic rings on the render
would be cool for zambia to host in this order sadc games ,afcon , all africa games and one day the common wealth games :-D

Zambia has plans to host 2019 AFCON.

You just made that up.

Zambia-to-host-sadc-zone-six-games.

http://en.starafrica.com/football/zambia-to-host-sadc-zone-six-games-179660.html

http://allafrica.com/stories/201107211043.html

Both Lusaka Stadia U/C and Independence Stadia under renovation.

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www.Lusakatimes.com

Lusaka Stadia update



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Very Nice !!! :cheers:

Thanks BUTEMBO! ;)

Nice butembo, wonderful stadiums in zambia

Nice butembo, wonderful stadiums in zambia

Stupid Africans with their stupid Formula-1 tracks in every stadium. :nuts:

Stupid Africans with their stupid Formula-1 tracks in every stadium. :nuts:

:lol::cheers:

Stupid Africans with their stupid Formula-1 tracks in every stadium. :nuts:

not really, this is a government financed project, not a club, of course would make more sence to have it ( as much I would prefer a soccer only stadium) they have to take as much benefit as possible of it.

nice stadiums

maybe zambia can bid an olympics :lol:

not really, this is a government financed project, not a club, of course would make more sence to have it ( as much I would prefer a soccer only stadium) they have to take as much benefit as possible of it.

But why 2 Formula tracks in a single city? Why more Formula tracks in every city?

How many times and how long do Track and field, Marathon held per year?

Besides. provincial track and field must be held at Univesities and Colleges Stadiums. Only the National event must be held in the largest stadium in the country.

But Africans are very wasteful and very narrow minded.

But why 2 Formula tracks in a single city? Why more Formula tracks in every city?

How many times and how long do Track and field, Marathon held per year?

Besides. provincial track and field must be held at Univesities and Colleges Stadiums. Only the National event must be held in the largest stadium in the country.

But Africans are very wasteful and very narrow minded.

Wastefulness is spending billions on stadiums that can only be used for soccer.Africans cat afford to be wasteful and you are the narrow minded one.

Wastefulness is spending billions on stadiums that can only be used for soccer.Africans cat afford to be wasteful and you are the narrow minded one.

Football is the people's Game. The single sport with the most . So no. Building stadiums without Formula-1 tracks is not wasteful. Perhaps it is in Kenya though. that being the case, Kenya then should not bid to host AFCON 2019.

African Governments are not rich.We cannot afford soccer only stadiums unless some private club is willing to use its own funds...get a grip!!:bash:

African Governments are not rich.We cannot afford soccer only stadiums unless some private club is willing to use its own funds...get a grip!!:bash:
Who said they aren't rich? And they don't need to be rich to get founds to build a single multi purpose Stadium for Universities and Colleges in the city.

If there is anything Rich in Africa. Its Governments. Don't pretend to not know that.

Who said they aren't rich? And they don't need to be rich to get founds to build a single multi purpose Stadium for Universities and Colleges in the city.

Compared to the rest of the world they are dirt poor.Take away the revenues from natural resources and they are even poorer.

If there is anything Rich in Africa. Its Governments. Don't pretend to not know that.


Lets not house,feed and pay salaries to the people in order to have soccer only stadiums!Great logic Butembo.

A boost for Chipolopolo.;)

thanks for the updates ya im not a fan of the tracks kills the atmosphere for soccer it makes sense to have them thou as some african cities don't have the capacity or money to have soccer only venues ..........awesome to see the stadium i'lll definaty take pics when i go home for the holidays next week

ps: don't think there is a formal bid for hosting the 2019 games not until the airport and a couple of other things get sorted out

all says that some states have no money for soccer specific stadiums, I understand it, when is one stadium in one city, but in this case thay can renovate old stadium with track for 20-30,000, and new stadium can be soccer specific, how many times per year is 50,000 attendance fot athletics...?? now will be 2 stadiums with track 50m apart.... :((((

thanks for the updates ya im not a fan of the tracks kills the atmosphere for soccer it makes sense to have them thou as some african cities don't have the capacity or money to have soccer only venues ..........
The problem is Africans don't look far...

How many times is Track Tournament held per year? Only 1 time and lasts just 1 week.

Why have 2 track stadiums in a single city when track only held in just 1 stadia?

Besides, they build more Formula 1 stadia in other cities.

Building s small University Stadia of (20,000) with track wont hurt.

ps: don't think there is a formal bid for hosting the 2019 games not until the airport and a couple of other things get sorted out
Its not official yet. but lots of news regarding hosting 2019 AFCON and its why Zambia is already building stadias.

Zambia = favourite for AFCON 2019.

The problem is Africans don't look far...

How many times is Track Tournament held per year? Only 1 time and lasts just 1 week.

Why have 2 track stadiums in a single city when track only held in just 1 stadia?

Besides, they build more Formula 1 stadia in other cities.

Building s small University Stadia of (20,000) with track wont hurt.


Its not official yet. but lots of news regarding hosting 2019 AFCON and its why Zambia is already building stadias.

zambia were built cause we actually need them , they were some really terrible stadiums ,we were even struggling to get them fifa approved

I know Zambia needed the stadiums, but what I mean why build multiple stadiums with those Track and Field tracks.

An Olympic only Stadium costs more money than Football only stadiums. instead of building a 50,000 capacity Olympic. why not build a 40,000 football only and then a 10,000 seat small stadium with Tracks.

I know Zambia needed the stadiums, but what I mean why build multiple stadiums with those Track and Field tracks.

An Olympic only Stadium costs more money than Football only stadiums. instead of building a 50,000 capacity Olympic. why not build a 40,000 football only and then a 10,000 seat small stadium with Tracks.

In some countries,the emphasis is not only in soccer.They want to win in the Olympics and other events so they build proper stadiums. :)

some actual photos from construction ? :)

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Hsark, i've read that there's a lot of growth in the construction sector in Zambia but i'm not aware of any projects apart from the ones that have been posted on this forum. Have you noticed the same thing and if so can you give an overview of the nature of some of these projects.

Hsark, i've read that there's a lot of growth in the construction sector in Zambia but i'm not aware of any projects apart from the ones that have been posted on this forum. Have you noticed the same thing and if so can you give an overview of the nature of some of these projects.

the main projects in zambia at the moment are in 3 infrastructure areas roads which has seen a huge boom , the other is mining and power stations . There a couple of office blocks and a new airport terminal in livingstone but its mainly in those 3 . The market isn't there just yet for large office or residential development.

Who puts out the Fire Protection tender?