Al Salam Stadium ( ar, ستاد السلام), also referred to as Al Ahly WE Al Salam Stadium ( ar, ستاد الأهلي وي السلام) for sponsorship reasons following their acquisition of the stadium, is a multi-use stadium used mostly for

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matches with an all-seated capacity of 30,000. The stadium is the home venue of

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and El Entag El Harby. The stadium was built in 2009 and hosted

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during the

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, and also hosted matches in the

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Takeover by Al Ahly

On 4 December 2019,

announced that they acquired the stadium from the Egyptian Ministry of Military Production for 25 years until 2045 as part of the club's "2045 vision", with an option to return the stadium if Al Ahly's new proposed stadium is built. As a result, it was reported that the stadium's official name was officially changed from Al Salam Stadium to Al Ahly WE Al Salam Stadium on 12 August 2020. However, El Entag El Harby president Ashraf Amer announced only one day later that stadium's name will not change from Al Salam Stadium according to the agreement reached between Al Ahly, the Egyptian Ministry of Military Production, and Estadat. Despite acquiring the stadium, Al Ahly confirmed that El Entag El Harby, a club owned by the Egyptian Ministry of Military Production that used to play their home matches there, would be allowed to play at the stadium normally until the end of the 2019–20 season to avoid any possible problems or conflicts in the league's schedule, with the option to extend it for further seasons. Al Ahly also confirmed that all national teams would be allowed to play on the venue.

2019 Africa Cup of Nations

The stadium was one of the venues for the

. The following games were played at the stadium during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations:

Gallery

File:Al Ahly Stadium.jpg, File:Walid Soliman Tifo.png, Al Ahly fans tifo for Walid Soliman in his last match before retirement

References

External links

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