The Privately-owned Artificial Grass Football Pitches Have Rapidly Emerged, Igniting A Football Craze Among The General Public in Ethiopia.

Football is the national sport of Ethiopia, but there has long been a shortage of suitable sports venues. In recent years, in suburbs of Addis Ababa, Hawassa, Bahar Dar and other cities, 5-a-side and 7-a-side artificial grass football pitches funded by private capital have been continuously increasing.

Commercialized pitches are open to the public according to different time periods, and a large number of amateur teams and young players make appointments for training and competitions. The entrepreneur introduced that the artificial grass can be laid once and then requires simple maintenance, and the long-term operating costs are much lower than those of natural grass. The commercial returns are stable.

Artificial grass football pitches have become a popular sports investment sector in East Africa, continuously stimulating the vitality of grassroots football activities.