Stade du 26 Mars

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Stade du 26 Mars
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Stade du 26 Mars
Location within Mali
Full nameStade du 26 mars
Location RN6 (Route Nationale 6)
Bamako, Mali
Coordinates 12°36′16″N7°55′18″W / 12.60444°N 7.92167°W / 12.60444; -7.92167
OwnerMalian Government
Capacity 50,000 [1] [2] [3]
SurfaceGrass
Construction
OpenedDecember 31, 2001
Construction cost30 million Euros
Main contractors China Overseas Engineering Group
Tenants
Mali national football team
AS Onze Créateurs de Niaréla
AS Police de Bamako
CO Bamako
Djoliba AC
Stade Malien
USC Kita

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, a national commemoration of 26 March 1991 Bamako uprising which overthrew the dictatorship of Moussa Traoré. [4] The stadium, which is built by China Overseas Engineering Group, [5] served as a venue for 2002 African Cup of Nations. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Le stade du 26 Mars 2009 | MINISTERE DES SPORTS". Archived from the original on 27 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "搞淫五月天伊人,2021天天操,天天干,天天射,天天操Bb,精品人人视屏".
  3. ↑ "Afrique : Comparaison des coûts de construction des stades". 27 April 2016.
  4. ↑ 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
  5. ↑ "History". China Overseas Engineering Group. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "Is Mali ready for Nations' Cup?". BBC. 14 December 2001. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
Preceded by African Cup of Nations
Final Venue
2002 		Succeeded by

12°36′16″N7°55′18″W / 12.60444°N 7.92167°W / 12.60444; -7.92167

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