Stade du 26 Mars explained

Stadium Name:Stade du 26 Mars
Pushpin Map:Mali
Fullname:Stade du 26 mars
Location:RN6 (Route Nationale 6)
Bamako, Mali
Opened:December 31, 2001
Owner:Malian Government
Surface:Grass
Construction Cost:30 million Euros
Main Contractors:China Overseas Engineering Group
Tenants:Stade Malien
Mali national football team (2002 - present)
Seating Capacity:50,000[1] [2] [3]

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 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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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Le stade du 26 Mars 2009 MINISTERE DES SPORTS. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161027123331/http://sports.gouv.ml/le-stade-du-26-mars-2009/ . 27 October 2016 .
  2. Web site: 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. Web site: 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)
  5. Web site: History. China Overseas Engineering Group. 17 January 2017.
  6. News: Is Mali ready for Nations' Cup?. 14 December 2001. BBC. 17 January 2017.