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The stadium is currently used mostly for [[football (soccer)|football]] matches and serves as a home ground of [[ASC Diaraf]], [[AS Douanes (Senegal)|AS Douanes]], [[US Ouakam]] and [[ASC Xam Xam]]. It is also used for concerts, political gatherings, and [[Senegalese wrestling]] matches |
The stadium is currently used mostly for [[football (soccer)|football]] matches and serves as a home ground of [[ASC Diaraf]], [[AS Douanes (Senegal)|AS Douanes]], [[US Ouakam]] and [[ASC Xam Xam]]. It is also used for concerts, political gatherings, and [[Senegalese wrestling]] matches. |
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A [[Demba Diop stadium crush|mass stampede]] occurred in July 2017 in the stadium, leaving eight dead and 60 injured. |
A [[Demba Diop stadium crush|mass stampede]] occurred in July 2017 in the stadium, leaving eight dead and 60 injured. |
Revision as of 11:39, 7 February 2022
Location | Boulevard Président Habib Bourguiba Sicap-Liberté, Dakar, Senegal |
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Coordinates | 14°42′38″N 17°27′29″W / 14.71056°N 17.45806°W |
Capacity | 20,000[1] |
Surface | Synthetic turf |
Opened | 1963 |
Tenants | |
ASC Diaraf AS Douanes US Gorée US Ouakam ASC Xam Xam |
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.
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.[citation needed] In 2017, eight people died after a wall at the Stade Demba Diop collapsed during a match between Stade de Mbour and US Ouakam.[2]
Facilities
The stadium holds 30,000[1] 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 ASC Diaraf, AS Douanes, US Ouakam and ASC Xam Xam. It is also used for concerts, political gatherings, and Senegalese wrestling matches.
A mass stampede occurred in July 2017 in the stadium, leaving eight dead and 60 injured.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Eight dead in wall collapse at Senegal's Demba Diop". BBC News. 16 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- This article is largely based on a translation of the French Wikipedia's fr:Stade Demba Diop.
External links
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- (in French) Présentation sur le site du Ministère des Sports
14°42′38″N 17°27′29″W / 14.71056°N 17.45806°W