Estadio de Malabo is a

multi-purpose stadium A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used by multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy tha ...

Malabo Malabo ( , ; formerly Santa Isabel) is the capital of Equatorial Guinea and the province of Bioko Norte. It is located on the north coast of the island of Bioko, ( bvb, Etulá, and as ''Fernando Pó'' by the Europeans). In 2018, the city had ...

, Equatorial Guinea. It is currently used mostly for football matches.

Overview

The stadium holds 15,250 and opened in 2007. It is currently the home ground of the

Equatorial Guinea national football team The Equatorial Guinea national football team ( Spanish: ''Selección de fútbol de Guinea Ecuatorial'') represents Equatorial Guinea in men's international football and is controlled by the Equatoguinean Football Federation, a member of the ...

. One of the host stadiums for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, it hosted the final of the Women's African Nations Football cup in 2008.

Equatoguinean Premier League Equatorial Guinea ( es, Guinea Ecuatorial; french: Guinée équatoriale; pt, Guiné Equatorial), officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea ( es, link=no, República de Guinea Ecuatorial, french: link=no, République de Guinée équatoria ...

sides Atlético Malabo, Atlético Semu,

Deportivo Unidad Club Deportivo Unidad, commonly known as Deportivo Unidad, is an Equatoguinean football club based in Malabo that plays in the National League First Division. The club have won the Equatoguinean Cup twice. Achievements *Equatoguinean Cup: 2 ::199 ...

, Sony Elá Nguema, The Panthers and Vegetarianos all play their league games at this stadium. In the original national stadium, on Christmas Eve of 1969, political opponents of President

Francisco Macías Nguema Francisco Macías Nguema ( Africanised to Masie Nguema Biyogo Ñegue Ndong; 1 January 1924 – 29 September 1979), often mononymously referred to as Macías, was an Equatoguinean politician who served as the first President of Equatorial Guinea ...

were executed by a firing squad dressed as

Santa Claus Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a legendary figure originating in Western Christian culture who is said to bring children gifts during the late evening and overnigh ...

in the stadium, while

Mary Hopkin Mary Hopkin (born 3 May 1950), credited on some recordings as Mary Visconti from her marriage to Tony Visconti, is a Welsh singer-songwriter best known for her 1968 UK number 1 single "Those Were the Days". She was one of the first artists ...

's "

Those Were the Days Those Were the Days may refer to: Music Albums * ''Those Were the Days'' (Johnny Mathis album) (1968) * ''Those Were the Days'' (Cream album) (1997) * ''Those Were the Days'' (Dolly Parton album) (2005) * '' Those Were the Days – The Best of L ...

" was played on the stadium's speakers.

References

External links

Pictures at cafe.daum.net/stade

Pictures of new stadium

Stadium pictures
at Stadiumguide.com Football venues in Equatorial Guinea Athletics (track and field) venues in Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea Buildings and structures in Malabo Multi-purpose stadiums in Equatorial Guinea 2012 Africa Cup of Nations 2015 Africa Cup of Nations Sports venues completed in 2007 {{EquatorialGuinea-sports-venue-stub