Kouekong Stadium

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Kouekong Stadium
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Kouekong Stadium
Full nameStade omnisports de Bafoussam
Location Bafoussam, Cameroon
Owner Cameroonian Football Federation
Capacity 20,000
Field size68×105m
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground2014
Built2015
Opened2016
General contractor CMEC
Tenants
Cameroon national football team

Kouekong Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kouekong, a suburb of Bafoussam, Cameroon. It is used mostly for football matches and it also has athletics facilities. The stadium has seats for 20,000 people. It was built in 2015 and inaugurated on April 30, 2016. [1] The stadium also hosted some matches of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.

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References

  1. "Bafoussam Omnisports Stadium inaugurated". Archived from the original on 2016-09-15. Retrieved 2016-08-26.

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