{"id":39672,"date":"2019-07-16T10:12:26","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T10:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/kigali-arena-ready-for-inauguration\/"},"modified":"2019-07-16T10:12:15","modified_gmt":"2019-07-16T10:12:15","slug":"kigali-arena-ready-for-inauguration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/kigali-arena-ready-for-inauguration\/","title":{"rendered":"Kigali Arena ready for inauguration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Located next to Amahoro National Stadium in Remera, the 10,000-seat facility is multi-purpose for indoor games and is also designed to host meetings, conferences, exhibitions and concerts. <\/p>\n<p>Among others, the state-of-the-art arena will be home to major basketball and volleyball events in the country.<\/p>\n<p>The facility is the largest indoor stadium in East Africa and the 10th in Africa.<\/p>\n<p>The project is a joint venture between the Government of Rwanda and Turkish Investment Company, Summa. <\/p>\n<p>It is similar to Dakar Arena under construction in Senegal though the latter is much bigger with 15,000 seats. <\/p>\n<p>Kigali Arena is set to host the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) in 2021 and Africa Basketball Championships (Afrobasket).<\/p>\n<p>The construction of the arena which started in January 2019 is part of what the Government is doing to uplift sports in the country. <\/p>\n<p>Similar projects are ongoing in Eastern Province where three stadiums are under construction.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zN9NW6GAaxs\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-30723 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/68-ry6b8517-4ae6f.jpg\" alt=\"The facility is the largest indoor stadium in East Africa and the 10th in Africa.\" 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\/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-30718 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/09-001_212_-455d2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-30719 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/11-001_216_-a4068.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-30720 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/12-001_215_-c110a.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-30721 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/d-yjbbkxsaa5aot-d47c2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-30722 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/d-yjbbkwsauijxc-1a2cf.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-30724 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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