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Chinese Government provides $25 million grant for Juba Stadium Construction Project

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$25,949,687
Commitment Year•2019Country of Activity•South SudanDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•South SudanSector•Other Social Infrastructure And ServicesFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Pipeline: Commitment

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jul 1, 2019

Geospatial footprint

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The purpose of the project is to construct a 15,000 seat stadium in the Northern Bari Area of Molobor East of Bilpam, Lado County in Juba. The new stadium will have a gross floor area of 21,000 and 1,600 training round which will have a combined capacity of 22,600. The main stadium will have a total of 18,000 seats. Construction activities will include the main stadium, a training ground and an integrated service center which will have accommodation, canteen, meeting, and training halls and storage with an ample parking space at the main entrance. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1024270353#map=12/4.8763/31.6005

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • China Ministry of Commerce

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of South Sudan

Implementing agencies

State-owned companies

  • China Metallurgical Group Corporation

Loan desecription

Chinese Government provides $25 million grant for Juba Stadium Construction Project

Narrative

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Project narrative

In July 2019, the Government of South Sudan announced that it had secured a $25 million grant from the Chinese Government for a Juba Stadium Construction Project. The purpose of the project is to construct a 15,000 seat stadium in the Northern Bari Area of Molobor East of Bilpam, Lado County in Juba. The new stadium will have a gross floor area of 21,000 and 1,600 training round which will have a combined capacity of 22,600. The main stadium will have a total of 18,000 seats. Construction activities will include the main stadium, a training ground and an integrated service center which will have accommodation, canteen, meeting, and training halls and storage with an ample parking space at the main entrance. China Metallurgical Group Corporation (中国冶金科工集团公司 or MCC) is responsible for project implementation. It is unclear whether works ever began.