Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium Explained

Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium
Nickname:Mfandena
Fullname:Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium
Former Names:Stade Omnisports
Location:Yaoundé, Cameroon
Coordinates:3.8855°N 11.5405°W
Opened:1972
Renovated:2005, 2015 - 2016
Operator:Cameroonian Football Federation
Surface:Grass
Scoreboard:Yes
Architect:Arab contractors (2016 renovation)
Capacity:40,122 [1]
Record Attendance:120,000
Tenants:Canon Yaoundé
Tonnerre Yaoundé
Louves Minproff
Cameroon national football team (1972 - present)

Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Yaoundé, Cameroon. It is used mostly for football matches and it also has athletics facilities. It was built in 1972. The stadium has been renovated in 2016 ahead of the African Women Cup of Nations tournament. It has a capacity of 42,500 seats. [2] It is the home stadium of Canon Yaoundé, Tonnerre Yaoundé and the women's club Louves Minproff. The stadium is also known as the home venue of the Cameroonian national football team, who drew the stadium's record attendance of 120,000 in a football match in the 1980s. [3] It was one of the venues used in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Europlan - Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo - Yaoundé (Jaunde).
  2. Web site: CAF publishes the official TotalEnergies AFCON Cameroon 2021 match schedule. 2 June 2024 .
  3. Web site: Cameroon national football team statistics and records: Attendances.