The Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium, also known as the Arab Contractors Stadium or Al-Mokawloon al-Arab Stadium, is a multi-use stadium used mostly for
football
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matches in
Nasr City
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, Cairo, Egypt, which has a seating capacity of 35,000. It is the home stadium of
Al Mokawloon Al Arab, and acted as a temporarily home venue for various clubs in Egypt such as
FC Masr and
Misr Lel Makkasa.
The stadium previously hosted some matches involving the
Egyptian national team between 2004 and 2011, and also hosted the second leg of the
2013 CAF Champions League Final between
Al Ahly
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and
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.
References
Football venues in Egypt
Stadiums in Cairo
Sports venues completed in 1979
1979 establishments in Egypt
Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC
Football in Cairo
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