Atbara Stadium () is a

Sudan Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It borders the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Libya to the northwest, Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the east, Eritrea and Ethiopi ...

ese

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 ...

Atbara Atbara (sometimes Atbarah) ( ʿAṭbarah) is a city located in River Nile State in northeastern Sudan. Because of its links to the railway industry, Atbara is also known as the 'Railway City'. Atbara's population was recorded as 134,586 dur ...

River Nile State River Nile State () is one of the 18 wilayat or states of Sudan. It has an area of 122,123 km² (47,152 mi²) and an estimated population of 1,511,442 (2018 est). It is made up of seven localities. Localities * Ad-Damir (Capital) * At ...

. It is currently used primarily for

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matches and is the home stadium of

Alamal SC Atbara Al-Amal Sports Club Atbara () is a Sudanese football club based in Atbara. They play in the top division in Sudanese football, Sudan Premier League. The home stadium of Al-Amal SC is the 15,000-capacity Atbara Stadium. Performance in CAF comp ...

. The stadium has a capacity of 13,000 people.

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Football venues in Sudan Multi-purpose stadiums in Sudan River Nile State {{Sudan-sports-venue-stub