The Minister of Youth and Sports, Sadok Mourali, chaired a working session this Wednesday, December 10, 2025, devoted to monitoring the technical and financial stages of the reconstruction project of the El Menzah Olympic stadium. The meeting brought together Tunisian and Chinese representatives involved in the preparatory phases of the project.
The session provided an opportunity to take stock of current procedures between the two parties, particularly on the engineering, financing and planning aspects of the project. The officials reviewed the technical files and reciprocal commitments with a view to accelerating the implementation of a project considered strategic for the national sports infrastructure.
Upgrading El Menzah
The meeting was attended by several officials including the general director of the National Sports City, Kais Bouziane, as well as representatives of the ministries of Foreign Affairs, Finance, Equipment, Housing and Economy and Planning.
The reconstruction of the Olympic stadium is part of a strategy to modernize the country’s major sports infrastructures. Considered one of the historic monuments of Tunisian sport, El Menzah is the subject of a Tunisian-Chinese partnership aimed at restoring it to a modern Olympic configuration that meets international standards.
Start of work, early 2026!
Remember that an agreement was reached with China for the redevelopment of the El Menzah Olympic stadium. A memorandum of understanding between Tunisia and the Chinese International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) was signed in this context and the agreement concerns the project to modernize the El Menzah Olympic stadium, work on which will begin at the beginning of 2026.
The president insisted that this infrastructure, emblematic of Tunisian sporting heritage, retain its historical character while benefiting from modern equipment – renovated stands, electronic scoreboards, circuits and cutting-edge technical spaces. He ordered immediate repairs throughout the Olympic City of El Menzah.
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