Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, National football stadium in Miburani, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

The Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium is a large sports venue with seating for around 60,000 spectators and five main entrances to manage crowd flow. Modern facilities throughout the complex allow it to host major football events.

In 2000 President Benjamin Mkapa promised a modern arena before leaving office in 2005. After a French bid of $154 million was dropped under pressure from the Bretton Woods Institutions, Foreign Minister Jakaya Kikwete signed a $56 million contract with the Chinese government in June 2004, and Beijing Construction Engineering Group built the stadium beside the old Uhuru Stadium. It opened in 2007 and was inaugurated by Hu Jintao and Kikwete in February 2009.

The stadium hosts intense local derby matches between Tanzania's two leading football clubs, Simba SC and Young Africans. These games draw thousands of supporters and shape the city's sporting life.

The stadium is located about 5 kilometers from downtown and can be reached by taxi or local minibus services called daladala. Allow plenty of time for getting there when planning your visit.

The stadium was the finish point of the 2008 Summer Olympics torch relay in Dar es Salaam, the torch's only stop on the African continent. In July 2017 it hosted Everton against Kenya's Gor Mahia, the first match by an English Premier League club on African soil.