Mandela National Stadium: The Great Briton and The Academy

The Great Briton references the British champions of London 2012 as well as those remarkable West Ham United players and managers who earned a major winners medal. Overlooking the City of Kampala, it is ideal for awards dinners, dances, parties and meetings for up to 500 guests

The Academy is an elegant exploration of the care and the craft that goes into developing young athletes, as well as the dedication of every sportsperson aiming for the topflight. A fantastic area for food and drink breaks, exhibitions or drinks receptions and to start an inspirational meeting or event.

There is a wow factor to the combination of these two rooms, fitting with all that they stand for.

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Venue Capacity Information

	Board Room	Cabaret	Theatre	Banquet	Drinks Reception	Buffet
Main Arena	-	180	220	250	400	270
The Great Briton and The Academy	-	230	310	300	500	350
Outside Pitch	-	-	-	-	1000	550
Canteens	20	48	50	84	330	230
Basketball and Netball Courts	20	60	90	80	340	200
BM6	16	24	40	35	40	35
Executive Boxes	10	-	-	10	12	10
The Deck	-	750	800	750	1000	-

Room Features

Breakout space

Buffet stations

City views

Dedicated Bars

Floor-to-ceiling windows

LCD screens

Natural Light

Skylight

Space for activations

All our Venues Have

Wheelchair Access

Mandela National Stadium shares the philosophy of being a venue for all with the Mandela National Stadium.

All our event spaces have access via escalators and 4 main elevators. All entrances are step-free. Our Business Account Managers can work with you to further accommodate specific requirements, such as blue badge parking and specific fire safety requirements and procedures.

Air Conditioning

Throughout the venue, we have advanced temperature control, providing increased comfort for you and your guests, removing excess moisture from the air to reduce humidity on hot days. The installed system also gives us lower utility costs keeping clients and employees happy with their surrounding environment.

Free WiFi

All guests can benefit from on-site superfast 5G connectivity via Mandela National Stadium’s free Wi-Fi, no matter where they are in the stadium. We’re committed to ensuring you stay connected with the best possible speeds, throughout your event.

By providing this service we hope this will leave a lasting impression for you and your guests to see you return in the future.

Digital Signage

Our event spaces at Mandela National Stadium are all recently refurbished. Event organisers have the opportunity to display branded content of the IPTVs throughout their event spaces, such as showreels, presentations and logos.

Mandela National Stadium also offers the unique opportunity to place branding on the North Scoreboard, external LED screen as you walk from Stratford Station, and on the tier ribbons around the stadium bowl.

You can find out how many LCD TVs are in your desired event space by walking the 360° tour on the Event Spaces webpage.

Data Points

Each venue in Mandela National Stadium is fully equipped for a wide array of AV solutions.

For more information on specific data points in each event space, you can view the floorplans on our event spaces pages.