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
The Gambia,, ff, Gammbi, ar, غامبيا officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. It is the smallest country within mainland AfricaHoare, Ben. (2002) ''The Kingfisher A-Z Encyclopedia'', Kingfisher Publicatio ...
. 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
The Gambia national football team represents The Gambia in men's international football and is controlled by the Gambia Football Federation. Until 1965, the team and the country were known as British Gambia. The team has never qualified for the ...
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
The Gambian Cup is the top knockout tournament of the Gambian football. The current champion is Real Banjul who won their four title in 2019. The winner competes in the Gambian Super Cup and also qualifies into the CAF Confederation Cup each sea ...
.
External links
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Biography
Cobbinah was born in Bogoso, north of Tarkwa, in the Western Region of Ghana. He attended a Catholic school in his home country, ...
: 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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