Opening Ceremony of the XII CPLP Sports Games

Saturday – July 19, 2025 – Dili Municipal Stadium

| 1st part |


16:30-17:00 – Guests’ arrival

17:00-17:30 – Musical performance by national artists


17:30-18:00 – Entry of the CPLP flag and start of the parade of CPLP delegations


18:00-18:10 – National Anthem and Raising of the Timor-Leste Flag – F-FDTL Band


| 2st part |


18:10-18:15 – Athletes’ and Referees’ Oath and Commitment


18:15-18:20 – Welcome Speech by the President of the Interministerial Eventual Commission of the CPLP Games & Minister of Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture


18:20-18:35 – Speech by the Prime Minister


18:35-19:15 – Opening Cultural Show


19:15 –19:45 – Official opening of the XII CPLP Sports Games by the Prime Minister


| 3st part |


19:45 – Start of the First Football Match between Timor-Leste and Portugal |

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