Baraki Stadium

Abdelhamid Kermali Stadium[1] is 40,000 capacity stadium currently under construction in Baraki, Algeria, a suburb of Algiers. The value of construction work of the stadium about 280 million euros it will be no athletics track. and be the first stadium in Algeria, where the standards of FIFA would be able to host all the matches organized by FIFA including the World Cup and the second stadium entirely covered in Algeria after the new Abdelkader Fréha Stadium, the stadium expected to be special for the Algeria national football team during Stade 5 Juillet expansion works 2018-2022, and also clubs of Algiers where especially USM El Harrach.

Abdelhamid Kermali Stadium[1]
CAF
Former namesBaraki Stadium
LocationPénétrante Rocade Sud (Baraki)-RN 1 (Birkhadem)
Baraki, Algiers, Algeria
Coordinates36°41′36″N 3°07′18″E
OwnerMinistry of Youth and Sport
OperatorMinistry of Youth and Sport
Capacity40,784 (Association football, rugby union)
Field size105 by 68 metres (115 by 74 yd)
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground20 January 2010
Built2010–
Construction cost€280 million
(€380 million in 2016)
ArchitectHeiner Babon
General contractorChina Railway Engineering Corporation
Tenants
Algeria national football team (2018–) planned
USM El Harrach (2018–) planned

Stadium

Construction
Artist's rendering.
Construction of the Abdelhamid Kermali Stadium, looking east, taken 24 mars 2017.

The works began in 2010 by a Chinese company China Railway Engineering Corporation.[2] to Baraki Stadium with a capacity of 40,000 spectators, The stadium was planned for a capacity of 60,000 seats but was reduced to 40,000,[3][4] initially were not as good as the Chinese company has been very slow to progress works and four years after the start of the work done and got to work the proportion of the 25 percent, but only after the visit of the Minister of Youth and Sports to the stadium to inspect the works demanded the lifting of the pace of work for his extradition in 2015 but again disrupted works again due to non-payment of money to the Chinese company, on 19 June 2016 began the process of raising the ceiling of the stadium knowing that the structure is ready months ago and delayed and delayed because of his complete works terraced, and with the African Cup 2017 approaching and ran Algeria for hosting Algeria said that the stadium will be ready in late 2016, but after Algeria lost the honor of organizing African Cup made works delayed again and reached occupancy in September 2016 70%.[5] as for the stands was completed by 95% the minister announced the stadium will be delivered in November 2017.[6][4][7] On March 29, the first stage of covering the pitch was completed the first in charge of the sector was able to see that the internal works concerning the locker rooms and the VIP zones are already well advanced. On October 20 and on an official visit to the Governor of Algiers Abdelkader Zoukh and the Minister of Youth and Sports El Hadi Ould Ali to inspect the works on the stadium the governor gave great criticism to the company responsible for the accomplishment due to the large delay in the works. Work is still in progress in 2020.

Name of the stadium

on 18 October 2016 the chairman of the Algerian Football Federation, Mohamed Raouraoua, the new Baraki stadium, will carry a late name and former coach for the Fennecs, Abdelhamid Kermali,[1] who managed to lead then the national team to win 1990 African Cup of Nations. He said Raouraoua during a lengthy interview he conducted with the Algerian television, he does not recognize at all one of only this man who left his mark in the history of Algerian football either as a player or a coach, since he granted Algeria, the only title yet, which made the FAF choose his name to immortalize in this stadium, which will be a masterpiece spherical world after its launch next year.[8]

See also

References
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