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]