Stade du 26 Mars
Full name | Stade du 26 Mars |
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Location | Bamako, Mali |
Owner | Malian Government |
Capacity | 50,000[1][2][3][4] |
Surface | Grass |
Opened | 2001 |
Tenants | |
Mali national football team |
Stade du 26 Mars is located in the southern neighborhoods of Bamako, Mali. It serves as a home ground for domestic football club Stade Malien and is the national stadium. It has a capacity of 50,000 as an all-seater stadium. Built in 2001, it is named for the date of Martyrs' Day (Mali): a national commemoration of the 26 March 1991 Bamako uprising which overthrew the dictatorship of Moussa Traoré.[5]
References
- ↑ http://sports.gouv.ml/le-stade-du-26-mars-2009/
- ↑ http://www.infomap24.com/en/point/stadium/stade-du-26-mars/161146640.asp
- ↑ http://www.mays-mouissi.com/2016/04/27/afrique-comparaison-couts-de-construction-stades/
- ↑ http://www.worldofstadiums.com/africa/mali/stade-du-26-mars/
- ↑ Pascal James Imperato. Traore, Gen. Moussa in Historical Dictionary of Mali, pp.242-245. Scarecrow Press/ Metuchen. NJ - London (1986) ISBN 0-8108-1369-6
Preceded by National Stadium Lagos |
African Cup of Nations Final Venue 2002 |
Succeeded by Stade 7 November Rades |
Coordinates: 12°36′16″N 7°55′18″W / 12.60444°N 7.92167°W
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