Phoenix Professional Soccer Stadium To Be Built In Cite Soleil, Haiti

With donation camps and mining projects, Haiti government is trying to bring some economic benefit to the people. Also, a zeal and vigor of the people for playing soccer has proposed plans for the first professional soccer stadium in the country.

The name of this soccer stadium will be Phoenix stadium. It is said to be built in Cité Soleil, which has been designated as a red zone area by the United States as it is a poverty-stricken town in needs of economic development.

The entire project of Phoenix Professional Soccer Stadium cost is estimated to be around $5 million and the major source of finance will be Delos LLC, which is a part of the Clinton Global Initiative. The additional fund will be raised by other corporations and individual donors. The stadium is an innovative project to help build a youth soccer academy and also help in the construction of various elementary and middle school along with infrastructure projects such as agriculture and water treatment.

Boby Duval, the founder of L'Athletique D'Haiti, which is a nonprofit youth development program, has made special efforts and did a lot of hard work for the entire soccer project. He has made special comments that this project will change the life of the young and aspiring sports athletes in Haiti and bring necessary development of infrastructure in the Cité Soleil area.

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