Mzuzu Stadium is a multi-use

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. The stadium is mostly for

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matches, on club level by Moyale Barracks FC of the

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and other various sport activities. The stadium has a capacity of 10,000 spectators.

Background

The Mzuzu Stadium was built in 1970 using prison labor. The stadium has a capacity of 15,000 and is the only stadium in the city of Mzuzu built using prison labor.

Incidents

In August of 2023, The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) banned the Mzuzu Stadium as well as

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of Lilongwe over the poor state of the stadiums' pitch and the bad conditions of the players’ tunnel. The FAM also banned the stadiums due to missing of technical benches and bad condition of the perimeter fence, as well as poor state of dressing rooms, including lack of public address system and poor condition of scoreboard. This was as the result of an inspection carried out by the FAM's Club Licensing department.

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Background

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