Editing Maputo (section)

===Sports facilities===
Maputo hosted the [[2011 All-Africa Games]]. The main stadium [[Estádio do Zimpeto]] was built in [[Zimpeto]] for the Games that also hosted the football and athletics competitions. The [[Zimpeto Olympic Pool]] for swimming was also built for these Games. Other venues in Zimpeto for the Games were the [[Pavilhão do Zimpeto]] for basketball and [[Courts do Zimpeto]] for tennis.<ref>{{in lang|pt}} [http://allafricagamesmaputo.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=154:video-shows-somali-pirates-pursued&catid=84:informacao-geral&Itemid=201 Local Arrangements (Venues)]</ref>

Maputo has a number of stadiums designed for football, which can be modified for other purposes, such as the new [[Estádio do Zimpeto]], [[Estádio do Maxaquene]] and the [[Estádio do Costa do Sol]] which can seat 32,000, 15,000 and 10,000 people respectively. The largest stadium in the Metropolitan Area is, however, the [[Estádio da Machava]] (opened as Estádio Salazar), located in neighbouring [[Matola]] municipality. It opened in 1968, in Machava and was at the time the most advanced in the country conforming to standards set by [[FIFA]] and the [[Union Cycliste Internationale]] (UCI). The cycling track could be adjusted to allow for 20,000 more seats.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/emoitas/3765484514/|title=Estádio Salazar 1968|date=28 July 2009 |access-date=1 October 2017}}</ref> It was the site where [[Portugal]] officially handed over the country to [[Samora Machel]] and [[FRELIMO]] on 25 June 1975.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYFB7lyVk2U| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211107/vYFB7lyVk2U| archive-date=2021-11-07 | url-status=live|title=INDEPENDÊNCIA DE MOÇAMBIQUE|last=ALBERTINO SILVA|date=13 April 2008|access-date=1 October 2017|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2005, the [[Birmingham]] based [[reggae]] group [[UB40]] held a one-night-only concert in the stadium filled to maximum capacity. A newer stadium called the [[Estádio do Zimpeto]] which is located in the suburb of Zimpeto will be opened in 2011.{{update after|2011|12|31}} The stadium will be built in time for the [[2011 All-Africa Games]] with a capacity for 42,000 spectators. A smaller football stadium, [[Estádio Mahafil]], holds 4,000 people.

Beginning in the 1950s, motorsport was introduced to the city. At first race cars would compete in areas around the city, Polana and along the ''marginal'' but as funding and interest increased, a dedicated race track was built in the Costa Do Sol area along and behind the ''marginal'' with the ocean to the east with a length of {{convert|1.5|km|1|abbr=on}}. The initial surface of the new track, named Autódromo de Lourenço Marques did not provide enough grip and a crash in the late 1960s killed eight people and injured many more. Therefore, in 1970, the track was renovated and the surface changed to meet the safety requirements that were needed at large events with many spectators. The length then increased to {{convert|3909|km|0|abbr=on}}. The city became host to several international and local events beginning with the inauguration on 26 November 1970.<ref>[http://autosport.aeiou.pt/gen.pl?p=stories&op=view&fokey=as.stories/64170 "Autódromo Lourenço Marques" (8 January 2009) ''AutoSport''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005064411/http://autosport.aeiou.pt/gen.pl?p=stories&op=view&fokey=as.stories%2F64170 |date=5 October 2011 }}</ref> The track was abandoned after 1975 and events only occurred sporadically such as in 1981 when the government allowed the sport again. Since 2000, interest has been rekindled by the Automovel & Touring Club de Moçambique (ATCM) and several events including go-carting, drag racing and motocross are planned.

The city's main basketball arena is the [[Pavilhão do Maxaquene]] which holds up to 3,500 people. It is home to [[Ferroviário de Maputo (basketball)|Ferroviário de Maputo]] which competes in the [[Basketball Africa League]] and the [[Mozambican Basketball League]].