Opened 1963 | ||
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Similar Stade Léopold Sédar Se, Gorée, Stade Caroline Faye, Stade Aline Sitoe Diatta, Marius Ndiaye Stadium | ||
Stade Demba-Diop is a multi-use stadium in greater Dakar, Senegal. It is situated on Boulevard Président Habib Bourguiba in Sicap-Liberté, an urban arrondissement of Dakar. Several football clubs use this stadium for their home games.
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History
Built in 1963, the stadium was later named after Demba Diop, former mayor of M'bour and Minister of Youth and Sport under President Léopold Sédar Senghor. Diop was assassinated on 3 February 1967.
Facilities
The stadium holds 30,000 people and its current surface is synthetic turf.
Events
The stadium is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as a home ground of US Ouakam and ASC Xam Xam. It is also used for concerts, political gatherings, and Senegalese wrestling matches. The stadium also served as the venue of the 1st African Championships in Athletics in 1979.