Africa-Press – Angola. The province of Uíge will, within three years, win a football stadium of reference in UEFA’s category IV, with a capacity for more than 10,000 spectators seated, in two side stands and a main one.
The foundation stone for the construction of the stadium was laid yesterday, on the outskirts of the city of Uíge, by the Minister of Youth and Sports, Ana Paula do Sacramento Neto, in a ceremony attended by traditional authorities, young people, members of the Government and religious entities. .
The construction of the stadium will last 36 months, and the work is budgeted at 38,803. 203 dollars (38, 803, 203 million). The land, an area of 5 hectares, is located two kilometers from the city of Uíge, next to the centrality of Kilomoso.
Ana Paula do Sacramento Neto, after laying the stone, assured that as soon as it is completed, the stadium will be ready to host national and international competitions, given the strengths of the infrastructure.
The stadium will have a playing field with natural grass, 105 meters long and 68 meters wide, two three-story side stands, with coverage in the VIP tribune and boxes, four changing rooms for athletes and referees, medical emergency rooms, anti-doping control, press area, two studios for Radio, Television and bars. The infrastructure will also have an athletics track with 100 areas, including instruments for obstacle tests, triple jump, high jump, javelin, hammer and shot throws, also complying with the accessibility law for people with reduced mobility, as well as commercial areas.
“Our clubs have been working to get a spot in international competitions, so we must build a stadium with the necessary characteristics, so that at home it can host any other team, national or foreign”, said the minister.
Training Of Sports Agents
The minister said that the training of agents is necessary, so that when the infrastructure is ready, the management is efficient and competent. “The challenge for training has been launched. All sports makers, who intend to be linked to this infrastructure, must from now on seek knowledge to master the area, because we need well-trained athletes, coaches and managers athletes with professional licenses”, he said.
For the Youth, he recommended civility, patriotism and the non-vandalization of public assets that will be built there, taking care of the work and helping those who will work on the construction of the infrastructure.
The governor of Uíge, José Carvalho da Rocha, on behalf of the population, thanked what he considered the Executive’s prompt response to the improvement of the conditions of sports infrastructure in the province, since it was sorely needed and Uíge is a storehouse of stars. of sport.
” Uíge is a province of sport, with people who love football. Personally, I lived the reality with football stars from Uíge, among them, Armenian who played for Futebol Clube and Vicy in Construtores. – structures, in the coming days new talents will emerge”, said the governor.
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