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Bukele announces construction of the most modern football stadium in Latin America: This is what El

El Salvador's controversial president, Nayib Bukele, has announced the construction of the most modern football stadium in Latin America. It will be the largest in Central America, and he is doing so thanks to the help of the People's Republic of China. On Friday, at a press conference with the Chinese ambassador, Zhang Yanhu, he explained that it will have a capacity for 50,000 fans and will be ready by 2027.

"This is a very important day for us for several reasons. We are laying the first stone of one of the largest infrastructure projects ever undertaken in the country. The most modern stadium in Latin America and the largest in Central America", Bukele highlighted.

"The new El Salvador Stadium will have capacity for 50,000 spectators, all with seats. Apart from 250 spaces for people in wheelchairs, VIP places and spaces for press for a total of more than 52,000 spaces," he added.

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What will El Salvador's National Stadium look like?

Its design symbolises a drop of water, while the exterior is inspired by a wave. These will be all the modernities that the stadium will have:

  • Professional football pitch
  • Two basketball courts
  • A standard football pitch
  • 175,000 square metres of land
  • Construction area of 57,000 square metres
  • Parking for 1,400 vehicles, with specific spaces for people with disabilities, motorbikes, bicycles and buses
  • Intelligent system that integrates various systems, such as alarms and fire extinguishing
  • Monitoring and security system, together with computer networks
  • Offices for referees, officials and teams
  • VIP lounges
  • Changing rooms dedicated to athletes
  • Spaces for media and journalists
  • Auditorium
  • Areas for the sale of food and snacks
  • Lighting control
  • Implementation of a ticketing system with barcode technology
  • Advanced technology to detect immediately if the ball crosses the goal line

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Abbie Anker

Update: 2024-06-01