Stadium sights in Africa

1. A Map

   Green Point Stadium

   • Cape Town, South Africa
   • Sights › Stadium

   Shaped like a wavy cloud and wrapped with a glass-fibre membrane designed to catch and reflect natural light, the 68, 000 seat, 258m-tall Green Point Stadium is Cape Town’s most striking piece of contemporary architecture. Find out more about the new stadium and South African soccer at the adjacent ­ Visitors Centre built in the one-time presidential suite of the old stadium – the only part of it still standing. One-hour tours include a visit into the construction zone (and eventually finished stadium) as well as a photographic and model exhibition and the one-man play The Greensman, an energetic performance aimed mainly at kids that explains the history of Green…

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2. Stadium

   • Fianarantsoa, Madagascar
   • Sights › Stadium

   On Sunday afternoon, spirited games of football (soccer) are played at the Stadium, near the train station. There are also occasional beer festivals here, attended enthusiastically by university students from as far away as Antananarivo. Look out for posters around town.

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   Independence Stadium

   • Windhoek, Namibia
   • Sights › Stadium

   Major sporting events, including rugby, football, netball and track and field are held at Independence Stadium off the B1, about 2km south of town. See local papers for event announcements.

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   Estadio Insular

   • Las Palmas De Gran Canaria, Canary Islands
   • Sights › Stadium

   The Union Deportiva de Las Palmas is Gran Canaria's premier football team. To see it in action, join the throng heading for the 20,000-seat Estadio Insular .

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   Piscine Olympique

   • Dakar, Senegal
   • Sights › Stadium

   Sports-lovers are well catered for by the sublime Piscine Olympique in Point E, which is part of a huge sports complex.

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