Stade 26 mars
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Stade 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 the 26 March 1991 Bamako uprising which overthrew to dictatorship of Moussa Traoré.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Pascal James Imperato. Traore, Gen. Moussa in Historical Dictionary of Mali, pp.242-245. Scarecrow Press/ Metuchen. NJ - London (1986) ISBN 0810813696
| Preceded by National Stadium Lagos |
African Cup of Nations Final Venue 2002 |
Succeeded by Stade 7 November Rades |
Coordinates: 12°36′16″N 7°55′18″W / 12.60444°N 7.92167°W
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