New Administrative Capital Stadium Opens in Egypt · Chronopin

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Starts 03/22/2024 CONFIRMED 87% CONFIDENCEHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: the stadium "was inaugurated on 22 March 2024, when Egypt hosted New Zealand in a friendly match."

Start: Mar 22, 202490% CONFIDENCEfrom the source

New Administrative Capital Stadium Opens in Egypt

Egypt's 93,000-seat New Administrative Capital Stadium opened as the centrepiece of an Olympic City the country hopes will support a first-ever African bid to host the Games.

Egypt's New Administrative Capital Stadium (Misr Stadium), capacity 93,940, opened on 22 March 2024 with Egypt beating New Zealand 1-0^[2][3]
It is the largest stadium in Egypt and second largest in Africa, part of Egypt International Olympic City; built 2019-2023/24 by Orascom Construction to a SHESA design^[2][3]
The roof and blue facade are inspired by Nefertiti's headdress; the stadium has three tiers, a hybrid turf pitch with athletics track and a roof with 32 masts^[2][3]
The record attendance is 85,350 at the ACUD Cup final on 26 March 2024, a 4-2 Croatia win over Egypt^[2]
Opening slipped from 2022 to June 2023 and then early 2024; the complex cost 2.28 billion Egyptian pounds and is meant to support Olympic or World Cup bids and replace Cairo International Stadium^[2][3]
The complex adds a training ground, two indoor arenas (one of 15,000), an Olympic pool, a hippodrome and tennis and squash facilities^[2][3]

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youtube.com/watch?v=3dK-oTGccmk
youtube.com· Posted Sep 14, 2026· Starts Mar 22, 2024 ✓· 56% of score
Happened as dated, per the source: the stadium "was inaugurated on 22 March 2024, when Egypt hosted New Zealand in a friendly match."
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New Administrative Capital Stadium – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org· Published Jul 1, 2026· 42% of score
Wikipedia confirms the New Administrative Capital Stadium "was inaugurated on March 22, 2024, when Egypt hosted New Zealand in a friendly match," matching the pin's stored date exactly.
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Egypt Stadium – StadiumDB.com
stadiumdb.com· Published Mar 25, 2024· 2% of score
StadiumDB's own title and 25 March 2024 publish date on "Egypt Stadium" closely follow the stadium's 22 March 2024 inauguration confirmed by Wikipedia^[2], matching the pin's stored date, though the page itself could not be verified directly.

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