Stade Omar Bongo

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Stade Omnisport Président Omar Bongo Ondimba
Stade Omar Bongo
Location Libreville, Gabon
OwnerGovernment of Libreville
Capacity 41,000 [1] (after renovation works are complete)
Tenants
FC 105 Libreville
Gabon national football team

Stade Omar Bongo is a multi-purpose stadium in Libreville, Gabon. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It serves as the home ground of FC 105 Libreville. The stadium has a capacity of 41,000 [2] and is named after Omar Bongo, who was President of Gabon from 1967 to 2009.

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References

  1. "Stade Omnisport". Archived from the original on 2014-05-07.
  2. "Stade Omar-Bongo | Arcora". www.arcora.com (in French). Retrieved 2018-04-16.

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