Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh is a multi-use

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, Comoros. It is currently used mostly for

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matches.

History

It was opened in 2007 as part of

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's Win in Africa with Africa program. It is named after former Comoros head, Said Mohamed Cheikh. It replaced

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as the home of the

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. It was the first stadium in the Comoros to host a

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match.

References

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Stadium information
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