Diamniadio Olympic Stadium

Me. Abdoulaye Wade Stadium
Stade olympique de Diamniadio
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Full nameDiamniadio Olympic Stadium
LocationDiamniadio, Dakar, Senegal
Coordinates14°43′57.3″N 17°12′04.1″W / 14.732583°N 17.201139°W / 14.732583; -17.201139
OwnerGovernment of Senegal
Capacity50,000
Field size105m x 68m
SurfaceHybrid Grass
Construction
Broke ground20 February 2020
OpenedFebruary 2022
Construction cost€238 millions (estimated)
ArchitectTabanlıoğlu Architects
Main contractorsSumma
Tenants
Senegal national football team (2022–present)

The Diamniadio Olympic Stadium, also known as the Stade Me. Abdoulaye Wade (French: Stade olympique de Diamniadio) is a multi-purpose stadium, which can host football, rugby and athletics, in Diamniadio, in Dakar, Senegal. It is the national stadium of the Senegal national football team. The stadium which has a capacity of 50,000 designed by Tabanlıoğlu Architects and built by Summa.[1][2] It will host the 2026 Summer Youth Olympics.[3]

  1. ^ "La société turque Summa construira le stade olympique de Diamniadio pour 156 milliards F CFA" (in French). Seneweb. 30 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Standard Chartered Bank dans les gravats du futur stade olympique de Diamniadio" (in French). Confidentiel Afrique. 22 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Où en est le Sénégal, à trois ans des Jeux olympiques de la jeunesse 2022 ?" (in French). Rfi.fr. 6 February 2019.

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