Lamenu Stadium

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]

Lamenu Stadium
Full nameLamenu Stadium
LocationTanna
Vanuatu
OwnerVanuatu Football Federation
TypeSport venue
Capacity1000-2000
SurfaceGrass
Tenants
Nalkutan F.C., events

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

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

  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. 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. https://www.unicef.org/pacificislands/Cyclone_Pam_SitRep_18.pdf


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