▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁and ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁in ▁Africa ▁when ▁inaugur ated , ▁with ▁compet itions ▁held ▁in ▁athlet ics ▁and ▁even ▁b icy cle ▁racing . ▁ ▁The ▁Con i ▁Stadium ▁when ▁inaugur ated ▁had ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁ 2 3 , 3 0 0 ▁square ▁meters , ▁with ▁athlet ics ▁tracks ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 ▁meters ▁and ▁a ▁covered ▁trib une ▁for ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁spect ators ▁se ated . ▁The ▁original ▁real - gr ass ▁tur f ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁artificial ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁after ▁the ▁civil ▁war ▁dam ages ▁to ▁the ▁stad ium . ▁The ▁Ban ad ir ▁stad ium ▁was ▁fully ▁destroyed ▁during ▁the ▁Som ali ▁Civil ▁War ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 s . ▁Later , ▁it ▁was ▁re built ▁by ▁FIFA ' s ▁Win ▁in ▁Africa ▁with ▁Africa ▁program ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁and ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁it ▁has ▁again ▁hosted ▁football ▁games . ▁ ▁{{ Qu ote | Bu ilt ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁by ▁the ▁Italian ▁Olympic ▁committee , ▁the ▁Ban ad ir ▁Stadium ▁is ▁currently ▁being ▁re construct ed ▁under ▁the ▁FIFA - fund ed ▁project ▁“ Win ▁in ▁Africa ▁with ▁Africa ” ▁and ▁is ▁being ▁k itted ▁out ▁with ▁artificial ▁football ▁tur f . ▁The ▁old ▁stad ium , ▁which ▁was ▁not ▁rep a ired ▁since ▁the