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Lamenu Stadium

Coordinates: 19°32′00″S 169°16′10″E / 19.53333°S 169.26944°E / -19.53333; 169.26944
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Lamenu Stadium
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Full nameLamenu Stadium
LocationWhite Sand Road, Lenakel, Tanna, Vanuatu
Coordinates19°32′00″S 169°16′10″E / 19.53333°S 169.26944°E / -19.53333; 169.26944
OwnerVanuatu Football Federation
TypeSport venue
Capacity1000-2000
SurfaceGrass
Tenants
Nalkutan F.C., events

Lamenu Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in Tanna Island, Vanuatu. Its foremost use if for football purposes attributable to its grass field.[1][2]

There is an Under-15 Centre of Excellence football program at Lamenu Stadium headed by Joel Stephen.[3]

A promotional football 'Respect Festival' took place in Vanuatu in February 2016 with Lamenu Stadium hosting the one on Tanna.[4]

The Vanuatu Cricket Outreach Programme launched at this venue in 2012.[5] On top of that, it was the venue for the 2017 TVL Cup final, which marked the culmination of the season.[6]

Charity

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UNICEF held a birth certificate awareness event along with football festivities in this venue with the slogan: a birth certificate is a child's passport to protection.[7] [8]

References

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  1. ^ "Lamenu Stadium :: ogol.com.br". www.ogol.com.br (in Breton). Retrieved 2017-08-19.
  2. ^ "Lamenu Stadium - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-08-19.
  3. ^ "Development Centre helping educate | Oceania Football Confederation". Oceania Football Confederation. 2014-09-04. Retrieved 2017-08-19.
  4. ^ "Respect Festival helps children on Tanna and Santo". Loop Vanuatu. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 2017-08-19.
  5. ^ "Vanuatu Cricket Association Outreach Programme officially launched in Tanna - Vanuatu Cricket - SportsTG". SportsTG. Retrieved 2017-08-19.
  6. ^ "Erakor meets Nalkutan in NSL final | Vanuafoot". Vanuafoot. 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2017-08-19.
  7. ^ "Birth Certificate: It's more than a piece of paper!". Vanuatu Daily Post. Retrieved 2017-08-19.
  8. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-27. Retrieved 2017-02-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)