multi-purpose stadium
A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used for multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a design philosophy that stres ...
in the
Achada Grande Trás
Achada Grande Tras is a subdivision of the city of Praia in the island of Santiago, Cape Verde, Santiago, Cape Verde. Its population was 2,958 at the 2010 census. It is situated east of the city centre, and south of the Nelson Mandela Internatio ...
section of
Praia, Cape Verde
Praia (, Portuguese language, Portuguese for "beach") is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde.
. It is currently used mostly for
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...
matches and
athletics
Athletics may refer to:
Sports
* Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking
** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport
* Athletics (physical culture), competitio ...
competitions, much of the football (soccer) training are used for practices.Inauguração Complexo Desportivo de Achada Grande Trás > C M Praia It is long and wide. It is the home base of several athletic clubs playing at the regional level.
Its location is in the east of the island just a kilometer north of the country's busiest port and is connected with the circular bypass that also connects with the road to
Cidade Velha
Cidade Velha (, Portuguese for "old city", also: ''Santiago de Cabo Verde'') is a cityBoavista and
Sporting Praia
Sporting Clube da Praia, short form: Sporting Praia ( Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK as well as Badiu: ''Sporting Klubi di Praia'') is a professional football club that plays in the Santiago South Premier Division in Cape Verde. It is b ...
practices at the complex, before the soccer matches.
Athletic competitions take places at the complex, the Santiago South Zone Athletic Championships takes places each season. One of the teams include Travadores participating at the complex.
See also
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List of buildings and structures in Santiago, Cape Verde
This is a list of buildings and structures in the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. The list is ordered by municipality.
Praia
*Complexo Desportivo Adega
*Arquivo Histórico Nacional (Cape Verde), Capeverdean National Archives (ANCV)
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