Stade de l'Unité explained

Stadium Name:Stade de l'Unité
Fullname:Stade de l'Unité
Location:Goma, DR Congo
Coordinates:-1.6777°N 29.2271°W
Renovated:2016-2018
Operator:Ministry of North Kivu
Surface:artificial grass
Tenants:AS Kabasha
DC Virunga
AS Dauphins Noirs
Seating Capacity:10,000

Stade de l'Unité is a multi-use stadium in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home venue for AS Dauphins Noirs, DC Virunga and AS Kabasha.

The stadium was rehabilitated and reopened on May 6, 2018, with a match between AS Kabasha and DC Virunga.[1]

2023 rocket accident

On September 28, 2023, a Congolese soldier in a vehicle on the outskirts of the stadium accidentally discharged an RPG–7 rocket launcher at the stadium, wounding eleven and killing one. At the time of the explosion young footballers were training on the pitch.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Réouverture du stade de l’Unité rénové à Goma. May 7, 2018. radiookapi.net.
  2. News: 2023-09-29 . DRC: one dead and 11 injured in a stadium explosion in Goma . . 2023-12-05.