Stade Demba Diop is a multi-use

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in greater

Dakar Dakar ( ; ; wo, Ndakaaru) (from daqaar ''tamarind''), is the capital and largest city of Senegal. The city of Dakar proper has a population of 1,030,594, whereas the population of the Dakar metropolitan area is estimated at 3.94 million in ...

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣� ...

. It is situated on ''Boulevard Président Habib Bourguiba'' in Sicap-Liberté, an urban arrondissement of

. Several football clubs use this stadium for their home games.

History

Built in 1963, the stadium was later named after

Demba Diop Demba Diop (10 May 1927 – 3 February 1967) was a Senegalese politician. He served as Minister of Youth and Sport under President Léopold Sédar Senghor and was Mayor of Mbour from 1966 to 1967. Life Born in Boghé (now in Mauritan ...

, former mayor of

M'bour M'Bour or Mbour ( ar, مبور; Wolof: ''Mbuur''), is a city in the Thiès Region of Senegal. It lies on the Petite Côte, approximately eighty kilometers south of Dakar. It is home to a population of nearly 233,000 (2013 census). The city's ma ...

and Minister of Youth and Sport under

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Léopold Sédar Senghor Léopold Sédar Senghor (; ; 9 October 1906 – 20 December 2001) was a Senegalese poet, politician and cultural theorist who was the first president of Senegal (1960–80). Ideologically an African socialist, he was the major theoretician of ...

. Diop was assassinated on 3 February 1967. In 2017, eight people died after a wall at the Stade Demba Diop collapsed during a match between Stade de Mbour and US Ouakam.

Facilities

The stadium holds 30,000 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 Association Sportive et Culturelle Jaraaf is a Senegalese football club based in Dakar. They play in the top division in Senegalese football. Their home stadium is Stade de Diaraf. The club name is sometimes spelt ASC Jaraaf. The word ''Diaraf'' ...

, AS Douanes, US Ouakam and

ASC Xam Xam ASC Xam-Xam is a Senegalese football club based in Dakar, which is a member of the Senegal National League 1 (third tier). History In 2008 they played in the Senegal Premier League the top division in Senegalese football. Their home stadium is ...

. 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.

References

*This article is largely based on a translation of the French Wikipedia's :fr:Stade Demba Diop.

External links

Présentation sur le site du Ministère des Sports

Sport in Dakar Sports venues completed in 1963 ASC Diaraf AS Douanes (Senegal) {{Senegal-stadium-stub

History

Facilities

Events

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