It is used mostly for football matches and is the home for ZESCO United.

It is located on the T3 road at the start of the Ndola-Kitwe Dual Carriageway.

In 2010, the Chinese government announced that the stadium will be built.

[6] The first international game that was played in the stadium was held on 9 June 2012.

[7] The stadium is named after Levy Mwanawasa, the third President of Zambia, who served from 2002 to his death in 2008.