Two years after the laying of the foundation stone, this state-of-the-art infrastructure was put into service on Tuesday 22 February 2022.
This is it. Senegal, the recent winner of the 2021 African Cup of Nations, finally has a stadium that corresponds to its status as a football country.
The stadium, named after President Abdoulaye Wade was built in the new town of Diamniadio, on the outskirts of Dakar.
The work was carried out in 17 months, 7 months before the initial delivery date.
With a capacity of 50,000 seats, the stadium, which is almost self-sufficient in electricity, is equipped with a museum, two annexed fields and an athletics track.
The idea of building this architectural jewel for the national team was born in the mind of Macky Sall during the 2018 World Cup match between Senegal and Poland.
The new home of the Lions, one of the most beautiful stadiums in the world according to FIFA president, Gianni Infantino cost 156 billion CFA francs financed by the State of Senegal.
The inauguration ceremony was preceded by performances by artists such as Viviane, Titi, Bass Thioung and Sidy Diop. All of them made the spectators from all over Senegal sing and dance.
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