Chinese Government provides grant for '24 de Setembro' National Stadium Rehabilitation Project

Project narrative

On June 20, 2011, the Chinese Government and the Government of Guinea-Bissau signed a grant agreement for the '24 de Setembro' National Stadium Rehabilitation Project. The monetary value of the grant commitment that supported this project is unknown. The purpose of the project was to rehabilitate the 24 de Setembro stadium, which is located 3.5 km southeast of the city of Bissau. It involved the installation of a video surveillance system, new chairs for the stands, a track, an electronic scoreboard, and a sprinkler system or the soccer field. The stadium, which can hold 15,000 spectators, was initially constructed in the 1980s with financial support from the Chinese Government. China Railway Engineering Consulting Group and Jiangdu Construction Corporation appear to have been the contractors responsible for the design and implementation of the rehabilitation project. On July 4, 2011, Chinese Ambassador to Guinea-Bissau Li Baojun and Guinea-Bissau’s Minister of Education signed the project design contract. Project implementation started on November 20, 2011. Then, on February 29, 2012, a groundbreaking ceremony took place. The project was completed on January 20, 2013 and it was officially handed over to the Government of Guinea-Bissau on March 5, 2013.