[2] It is the largest stadium in Zimbabwe, located in Harare, just a Few meters from Heroes Acre.

The show was headlined by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band and also featured Sting and Peter Gabriel, Tracy Chapman, Youssou N'Dour and Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi.

The first leg of 1998 CAF Champions League final was held at the National Sports Stadium on 28 November 1998 between Dynamos Harare of Zimbabwe and ASEC Mimosas of Côte d'Ivoire that ended with goalless draw.

[3] On 14 September 2019, the stadium hosted Former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's funeral,[4][5] which was also open to public attendance, with an aerial photo showing the 60,000 capacity stadium to be about a quarter full.

[6] The funeral was attended by leaders of various African countries, including Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Dr. Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia, Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria, Sam Nujoma, Hifikepunye Pohamba and Hage Geingob of Namibia, Joseph Kabila of DR Congo, Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya and Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa.