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Mogadishu Stadium (Somali: Garoonka Muqdisho) is a stadium in Mogadishu, Somalia. During the Somali Civil War , the stadium was heavily damaged by foreign troops who used the structure as a base. The stadium has been completely rebuilt and artificial turf was laid on 27 March 2020.
It is one of the larger neighborhoods of the capital Mogadishu. The presidential compound Villa Somalia , the Federal Parliament building and Mogadishu Stadium are all located in this district. Warta Nabada District was previously known as the Wardhigley District until a name change in April 2012. [ 1 ]
As of 2010, the stadium is the home field for the following teams: Jeenyo United F.C. (formerly Lavori Pubblici) Savaana; Somali Police FC (Heegan); Gaadiidka; Dekedda FC; In August 2019, it was renamed after Abdirahman Omar Osman, known as "Engineer Yarisow", the former mayor of Mogadishu and governor of the Banaadir region, who died in an explosive attack in his office.
8 April —The U.S. Embassy in Nairobi issues a warning of threats to various locations in Mogadishu, including Aden Adde International Airport, all movements of U.S. Embassy personnel are canceled for 9 April. [22] 9 April — A series of mortar attacks occur in different parts of Mogadishu including Villa Somalia.
Mogadishu City Club, abbreviated as MCC, is a Somalia multi-Sports club present in the Capital City of Somalia MCC. Established in 1963-58 Years Ago, the Club which was nicknamed by Municipio Club, created by the highly motivated young sports players composed of boys and girls playing all types of Sports, by the Support of the Mayor of Mogadishu Capital City in 1963, The Mayor of Mogadishu ...
Mogadishu as seen from the International Space Station. Mogadishu is situated on the Indian Ocean coast of the Horn of Africa of Northeast Africa, in the Banaadir administrative region in southeastern Somalia. [138] The region itself is coextensive with the city and is much smaller than the historical province of Benadir.
This list of closed stadiums by capacity shows demolished, unused, or otherwise closed sports stadiums ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the stadium could accommodate seated. Stadiums that had a capacity of 15,000 or greater are included.
The intense clashes spread out across three districts in the northern quarter of the capital Mogadishu, with Ethiopian troops expanding into insurgent strongholds for the first time in weeks. The initial fighting lasted more than an hour, ending with Ethiopian troops retreating back to their main bases at Mogadishu Stadium and the ex-pasta factory.