Stade Baréma Bocoum is a multi-use
stadium
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in
Mopti
Mopti (Fulfulde: Mobti) is a town and an urban commune in the Inner Niger Delta region of Mali. The town is the capital of the Mopti Cercle and the Mopti Region. Situated 630 km northeast of Bamako, the town lies at the confluence of the ...
,
Mali
Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is the List of African countries by area, eighth-largest country in Africa, with an area of over . The country is bordered to the north by Algeria, to the east b ...
. It is currently used mostly for
football
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matches. It serves as a home ground of
Débo Club. It also hosted some matches for the
2002 African Cup of Nations
The 2002 African Cup of Nations was the 23rd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa ( CAF). It was hosted by Mali. Just like in 2000, the field of sixteen teams was split into four groups of four. Ca ...
. The stadium holds 15,000 people and was opened in 2001. It is named after a former foreign minister
Baréma Bocoum.
References
External links
Stadium's profile- ''Soccerway.com''
Barema Bocoum
Mopti
Sports venues completed in 2001
2001 establishments in Mali
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