**Sousse Olympic Stadium Set for Expansion to 40,000 Seats**
The **Tunisian government** has announced plans to expand the **Sousse Olympic Stadium**, increasing its capacity to approximately **40,000 seats**. The announcement was made on Friday by **Minister of Youth and Sports, Maher Ben Dhia**.
The project will be funded with a budget of **11 million dinars (around 5 million euros)**, with construction set to begin at the **start of next year**.
In addition, the government has approved the construction of an **Olympic swimming pool** in Sousse, with an estimated cost of **9 million dinars**.
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