Zimbabwe will construct a new cricket stadium in the resort town of Victoria Falls in a move that will raise the country’s tourism profile.
The New Zimbabwe Cricket Stadium In Victoria Falls
The Zimbabwe Cricket Stadium Construction Project in the Masuwe Special Economic Zone was revealed during a post Cabinet Briefing in Harare yesterday.
During the briefing, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Jenfan Muswere said the Victoria Falls Council allocated 10 hectares of land to Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) for the construction of the international cricket stadium and ancillary facilities in the Masuwe Special Economic Zone in Victoria Falls. It will also provide a field for sports like football, rugby, hockey, squash and tennis.
The new cricket stadium to complement the majestic Victoria Falls will also host some of the Cricket World Cup matches in October and November 2027. Zimbabwe is jointly hosting the ODI cricket fiesta with South Africa and Namibia.
To get the new stadium construction in motion, President Emmerson Mnangagwa will lay the foundation stone to mark the beginning of the international cricket stadium on 23 May 2024.
Swift Preparations For The ODI World Cup
Tourism Minister Barbara Rwodzi told the media that Zimbabwe Cricket would own the stadium for 25 years. ZC should finish construction in 2025 so it can work on the grass in preparation for the Cricket World Cup.
Last year, Zimbabwe Cricket chairperson Tavengwa Mukhulani was upbeat about the new stadium:
“We have somehow found favour with the Victoria Falls Town Council who have given us a piece of land which we think is ideal to develop a stadium. Our focus is to decentralise cricket and to make it available and accessible to the fans. We don’t want a Midlands fan to travel to Harare to watch a player from Midlands. You want them to watch that player in their backyard; it stimulates interest and just helps grow the game.”
In preparation for the 2027 Cricket World Cup, Zimbabwe Cricket will also refurbish and expand the Harare Sports Club and Queens Sports Club grounds to increase sitting capacity. Last year, the 10,000-capacity stadiums could not hold the fans during the ODI Cricket World Cup qualifier, and some were turned away, Emerging Cricket reported.
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