It took the “muscular” intervention of the President of the Republic so that we can deign to seriously look at the problem of this mythical stage and sweep the horses which prevented his reopening.
Kais Saied had moved on November 16 on the site of the Olympic stadium in’el-Menzah to assess the progress of the work and above all see the immense delay taken in the renovation of the arena.
That day, the head of state passed a soap to his Minister of Sports, Kamel Deguiche as to the various overruns relating to the site of the El-Menzah stadium and immediately gave him an ultimatum as to the reopening of the Chedly Zouiten stadium.
Without frills, he urges his minister to immediately reopen the legendary enclosure located near the belvedere. And it is therefore on the instruction of the President of the Republic that the Chedly Zouiten stadium will again host official matches, from January 15, 2024.
The capacity of the stadium will be determined later in consultation the commission for the approval of stadiums and security authorities.
A working session, chaired by the director of the cabinet of the Minister of Youth and Sport, in the presence of the parties concerned, worked yesterday, on the measures necessary to reopen the stadium.
The session was an opportunity to review the results of the field visit made Thursday by a delegation made up of representatives of the municipality of Tunis, the Ministry of Equipment, Security Authorities and Civil Protection.
The stakeholders have agreed to reopen the doors of the stadium from January 15, the municipality of Tunis being committed to hasten the obtaining of the necessary approvals attesting to the good condition of the stadium structure.
