Olembe Stadium

Olembe Stadium
	The stadium during 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
Full name	Stade Omnisport Paul Biya
Location	Olembe, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Coordinates	03°57′03″N 11°32′26″E / 3.95083°N 11.54056°E
Owner	Cameroonian Football Federation
Capacity	60,000
Field size	105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft)
Surface	Grass
Scoreboard	Yes
Construction
Built	2018–2021
Opened	3 September 2021
Construction cost	163 billion CFA
Architect	Studio SHESA architects - arch. Suarez
Structural engineer	MJW structures
Services engineer	Beta Progetti
General contractor	Gruppo Piccini S.A.
Tenants
	Cameroon national football team (2021–present)

Paul Biya Omnisports Stadium (named for the long-ruling president of Cameroon), referred to as the Olembe Stadium and Sport Complex (Stade d'Olembé), is a multi-purpose stadium spanning 84 acres (400,000 sq.m) in Olembé locality, Yaoundé. It is the largest stadium in Cameroon by capacity, holding 60,000 spectators, and is the 9th-largest stadium in Africa by the same measure. Located roughly 13 km from Yaoundé city-centre, the stadium is part of a complex which includes two annex stadia training grounds; a gymnasium with handball, basketball, volleyball and tennis courts; an Olympic-size swimming pool; a shopping mall, museum and cinema; and 5-star hotel with 70 rooms available.^[1]

Olembe Stadium was one of the locations chosen to host the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations held in Cameroon, which took place in 2022 because of pandemic-related postponements. It held the opening ceremony and game – which the Cameroon team won 2–1 against Burkina Faso – and the closing ceremony and final, which was held between Senegal and Egypt; Senegal won the tournament.

^ Anchunda, Benly (2021-02-16). "Olembe Stadium: FCFA 55 billion Convention to ensure completion". Cameroon Radio Television (in French). Archived from the original on 2022-04-01. Retrieved 2022-04-01.

[1] Anchunda, Benly (2021-02-16). "Olembe Stadium: FCFA 55 billion Convention to ensure completion". Cameroon Radio Television (in French). Archived from the original on 2022-04-01. Retrieved 2022-04-01.

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