The El-Shams Stadium (,
Egyptian Pronunciation: Estad El Shams) is a multi-use stadium with an all-seated capacity of 15,000
located in Cairo Governorate,
Egypt
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. It is the home for
El Shams SC
El Shams SC (; ) is an Egyptian football and basketball club based in Cairo, Egypt.
They are currently a member of Egyptian Second Division, the second flight of Egyptian football.
History
The club was founded in May 1962 as sports social clu ...
and was used as a training center by
Ivory Coast
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at the
2019 Africa Cup of Nations
The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (abbreviated as AFCON 2019 or CAN 2019), known as the Total SE, Total 2019 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 32nd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's associati ...
.
References
Stadiums in Cairo
Football venues in Egypt
Football in Cairo
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