Black Rhino Sports Centre

Our home ground

Education and sport, side by side

The Black Rhino Sports Centre sits on the edge of the Ngorongoro Crater. It is home ground for Black Rhino Academy students, and it hosts national and international professional football matches and tournaments.

We educate the whole child: academically, socially, emotionally and physically. Sport is a big part of that. On these pitches our students build fitness, teamwork and character, and learn how it feels to win, to lose and to play by the rules.

When professional teams come to play here, our students get to see the game at its highest level, on the same pitch they train on.

Black Rhino Academy students in orange and blue kit lifting a trophy together on the pitch
The facilities

What you'll find here

Main football pitch

A full-size pitch for school matches and for national and international professional games.

Running track

A track around the main pitch for athletics, PE lessons and Sports Day.

Two junior pitches

Two smaller grass pitches, sized for our younger learners to train and play.

Three courts

Basketball, volleyball and netball courts, so there's more to play than football.

Changing rooms and showers

Modern changing rooms and showers for our students and for every visiting team.

Its own road entrance

A separate entrance from the road means we can run public events safely, kept apart from students on the school site.

Who it's for

One centre, two roles

A young student in orange running along the track, cheered on by a teacher

For our students

  • PE lessons and sports practice
  • School matches and tournaments
  • Sports Day for the whole school
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A football team training on the main pitch, seen from above

For football

  • National and international professional matches
  • International tournaments
  • Training camps for national and Premier League teams
  • Separate road access for spectators and visiting teams
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Who's played here

A ground for national and international teams

Teams from across Tanzania and East Africa have trained and competed at the Sports Centre. Our students get to watch them up close.

International tournament

2020 CECAFA Under-20 Championship

We hosted the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations' youth championship.

National team

Tanzania Under-17s

Tanzania's Under-17 national team has trained with us.

National team

Tanzania Paralympic team

Tanzania's Paralympic athletes have used the centre for training.

Club football

Tanzanian Premier League

Teams from the Tanzanian Premier League have trained here.

Sports teaches you character, it teaches you to play by the rules, it teaches you to know what it feels like to win and lose. It teaches you about life.

Billie Jean King, professional tennis player
Gallery

Around the Sports Centre

Aerial view of the main pitch and running track, with the junior pitches and courts below
A student running a sack race on the pitch during Sports Day
Students and teachers standing in a large circle on the pitch
The pitch and track from above, with fields stretching into the distance
Aerial view of the full-size pitch and running track with a court beside it
The Black Rhino Sports Centre and surrounding countryside

Come and see it for yourself

Whether you're a family thinking about Black Rhino or a team looking for somewhere to play, we'd love to hear from you.

Book a visit Email info@blackrhinoacademy.com