Stade de Kégué
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| Location | Avenue Jean-Paul 2, Lomé, Togo |
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| Coordinates | 6°12′8″N 1°14′23″E / 6.20222°N 1.23972°E |
| Capacity | 25,000[1] |
| Surface | Grass |
| Opened | 12 January 2000 |
| Tenants | |
| Togo national football team | |
Stade de Kégué is a multi-use stadium in Lomé, Togo. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 25,000 people and opened in 2000.[2] It was designed by Chinese architect Yang Zhou. The stadium was the main host of the 2007 African U-17 Championship, in March 2007.
History
[edit]In 2004, the stadium saw an incident following a match between Togo and Mali in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The lights on Stade de Kégué failed due to a power outage, and while the panicking crowd tried to leave the stadium, three people were killed and eight injured in the ensuing stampede.[3] On 19 October 2007 the Confederation of African Football placed an indefinite ban on the stadium after an African Nations Cup qualifier between ended in violence which saw Malian players and fans injured.[4] Over 118 million CFA francs were spent in renovations aiming for a higher security during the ban.[5] Kégué went back to hosting international games in 2009, where Togo lost 2-1 to Morocco in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Stade de Kégué, Lomé (Togo)". Archived from the original on 23 September 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ "Togo : Les réalisations chinoises répondent à de vrais besoins". french.peopledaily.com.cn. 27 January 2012. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- ^ "Four dead in stampede at African World Cup qualifier". Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ^ "CAF bans Togo stadium" Archived 23 September 2024 at the Wayback Machine BBC Sport Retrieved on 19 October 2007
- ^ "CAN-Mondial 2010 : Le stade de Kégué à Lomé opérationnel". afriscoop.net. 6 September 2009. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- ^ "Togo neutralised by Morocco" Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine (CAF website)
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