Diamniadio Olympic Stadium
The Diamniadio Olympic Stadium, will be a multi-purpose stadium, which can host football, rugby and athletics, in Diamniadio, in Dakar, Senegal. It will be the national stadium of the Senegal national football team. The stadium will have a capacity of 50,000 and will be built by Summa.[1][2] It'll host the 2022 Summer Youth Olympics.[3]
| Full name | Diamniadio Olympic Stadium |
|---|---|
| Location | Diamniadio, Dakar, Senegal |
| Owner | Government of Senegal |
| Capacity | 50,000 (expected) |
| Field size | 105m x 68m |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | February 20, 2020 |
| Opened | August 2021 (expected) |
| Construction cost | €238 millions (estimated) |
| Architect | Summa |
| Main contractors | Summa |
| Tenants | |
| Senegal national football team | |
References
- "La société turque Summa construira le stade olympique de Diamniadio pour 156 milliards F CFA" (in French). Seneweb. 30 January 2020.
- "Standard Chartered Bank dans les gravats du futur stade olympique de Diamniadio" (in French). Confidentiel Afrique. 22 January 2020.
- "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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