Karonga Stadium Explained

Stadium Name:Karonga Stadium
Location:Karonga, Malawi
Built:
Renovated:2018–2023, 2024
Owner:Government of Malawi
Operator:Karonga City council
Surface:Grass (Desso GrassMaster)
Architect:Populous
Project Manager:Karonga District Manager
Dimensions:39x
Tenants:Nyasa Big Bullets FC
Mighty Wanderers FC
Malawi national football team (until 2017)
Moyale Barracks (2019–present)
Construction Cost:5 Billion Malawi Kwacha

Karonga Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Karonga, Malawi.[1] It is the venue for the TNM Super League, Karonga United and Karonga FC.[2] [3] The sitting capacity of the stadium is 20,000.[4] [5] [6]

Incidents

In 2018, the fire broke up in Karonga Stadium for unknown cause during the match of Karonga United and the Rumphi Pirates the 20,000 seat stadium was gutted by the flames.

The incident happened around 4pm soon after phase two of the game. The fire started at the VIP stand and the stadium managers suspected the problem occurred due to the electrical fault. Among notable escapees were the district chairperson of Karonga, Hurry Mwanyembe among others.

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References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2017-10-09 . Karonga Stadium opens with violence during Fisd Cup game - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi . 2024-04-15 . www.nyasatimes.com . en-GB.
  2. Web site: admin . 2023-08-18 . KARONGA STADIUM AWFUL - HARRISON . 2024-04-15 . Mighty Mukuru Wanderers FC . en-US.
  3. Web site: Karonga Stadium Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi . 2024-04-15 . www.nyasatimes.com.
  4. Web site: Karonga stadium fire swiftly extinguished - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi . 16 March 2018 .
  5. Web site: 2020-12-10 . Sulom probe an anomaly at Karonga Stadium - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi . 2024-04-15 . www.nyasatimes.com . en-GB.
  6. Web site: Karonga Stadium - Soccerway . 2024-04-15 . za.soccerway.com.