Diamniadio Olympic Stadium

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Me. Abdoulaye Wade Stadium
Stade olympique de Diamniadio
Diamniadio Olympic Stadium
Full nameDiamniadio Olympic Stadium
Location Diamniadio, Dakar, Senegal
Coordinates 14°43′57.3″N17°12′04.1″W / 14.732583°N 17.201139°W / 14.732583; -17.201139
Owner Government of Senegal
Capacity 50,000
Field size105m x 68m
SurfaceHybrid Grass
Construction
Broke ground20 February 2020
Built2020–2022
OpenedFebruary 2022
Construction cost€238 millions (estimated)
Architect Tabanlıoğlu Architects
Main contractors Summa
Tenants
Senegal national football team (2022–present)

The Diamniadio Olympic Stadium, also known as the Stade Me. Abdoulaye Wade (French: Stade olympique de Diamniadio) is a multi-purpose stadium, which can host football, rugby and athletics, in Diamniadio, in Dakar, Senegal. It is the national stadium of the Senegal national football team. The stadium which has a capacity of 50,000 designed by Tabanlıoğlu Architects and built by Summa. [1] [2] It will host the 2026 Summer Youth Olympics. [3]

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Design

Design

The stadium was designed by the Turkish architectural office Tabanlıoğlu Architects. [4]

Construction

The stadium was built in 18 months by the Turkish construction company Summa. [5] The construction covered an area of 88,000 square metres (22 acres). The contract type was a design–build turnkey project. [6]

Cost

The cost of the construction was reported to be 156 billion CFA francs ($270 million). [7]

History

Inaugural match

The stadium was officially inaugurated by Senegalese President Macky Sall, in the presence of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, FIFA President Gianni Infantino, Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embaló, Rwandan President Paul Kagame, Liberian President George Weah and Gambian President Adama Barrow. [8]

The first match was a game between a selection from various generations of the Senegal national football team against a selection of African football legends. The Senegalese team composed of player such as El Hadj Diouf, Boubacar Sarr, Demba Ba, Mamadou Niang, Moussa Sow, Lamine Diatta, Omar Daf, Khalilou Fadiga, Oumar Sène, Thierno Youm, Racine Kane and Souleymane Sané. The other team consisted of players such as Samuel Eto'o, Didier Drogba, Yaya Touré, Emmanuel Adebayor, Jay-Jay Okocha, Asamoah Gyan, Patrick Mboma, Moustapha Hadji, Samuel Kuffour, Shabani Nonda and Jonathan Pitroipa. [9] [10] The match ended in a 1–1 draw.

The rest of the ceremony was marked by cultural and musical performances by stars of Senegalese music, Ismaël Lô, Baaba Maal and Youssou N'Dour. [10]

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