Box Bar Stadium is a multi-use
stadium
A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...
in
,
the Gambia. It is currently used mostly for
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
matches and was the home stadium for the
Gambia national football team until
Independence Stadium Independence Stadium may also refer to:
* Independence Stadium (Bakau) in Gambia
* Independence Stadium (Namibia) in Windhoek
* Independence Stadium (South Africa) in Mthatha, a football stadium in South Africa
* Independence Stadium (Tanzania) ...
opened. It was also the home of the
Gambian Cup.
External links
*
Jojo Cobbinah: Senegal / Gambia.. Meyer Travel Guide, 2002,
*Ilona Hupe: Gambia. Kleines Urlaubsparadies in Westafrika.., 1999,
*Rosel Jahn: Gambia : Reiseführer mit Landeskunde ; mit einem Reiseatlas. May, Dreieich 1997,
References
Football venues in the Gambia
Multi-purpose stadiums in the Gambia
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