Japoma Stadium
The Japoma Stadium is a 50,000-capacity all-seater multi-purpose stadium in Douala, Cameroon. It is part of a sports complex that also consists of an indoor arena for basketball, handball, futsal and volleyball, tennis courts and an 8-lane Olympic-size swimming pool, as well as conference and commercial centres, a hotel and a parking lot. The stadium also has an athletic track.
Exterior of the stadium | |
| Full name | Stade de Japoma |
|---|---|
| Location | Japoma, Douala, Cameroon |
| Coordinates | 4°00′20″N 9°49′31″E |
| Owner | Cameroonian Football Federation |
| Capacity | 50,000 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Scoreboard | Yes |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | February 21, 2017 |
| Opened | December 29, 2020 |
| Construction cost | $232 million (estimated) |
| Architect | AECOM |
| General contractor | Yenigün Construction Industry |
| Tenants | |
| Cameroon national football team (selected matches) | |
| Website | |
| https://japoma.org | |
The Japoma Stadium costed around $232 million, with 85% of the project financed by Turkish Türk Eximbank.
It hosted some matches of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.
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