The Stade Umuganda 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
Gisenyi
Gisenyi, historically rendered as Kisenyi, is a city in Rubavu district in Rwanda's Western Province. Gisenyi is contiguous with Goma, the city across the border in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Overview
The city features a resort on th ...
,
Rwanda
Rwanda (; rw, u Rwanda ), officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator ...
. It is currently used mostly for
football
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matches, on club level by
Etincelles FC and
Marines F.C.
Marines Football Club is an association football club from Gisenyi, Rwanda. The team currently competes in the Rwanda National Football League, and plays its home games at the Umuganda Stadium
The Stade Umuganda is a multi-use stadium in Giseny ...
of the
Rwandan Premier League
The Rwanda Premier League is the highest division of football in Rwanda. The league was formed in 1975. It was known as the Primus National Football League in 2004 and from 2009–10 to 2012–13, after which sponsorship was taken over by Turbo ...
. The stadium has a capacity of 5,000 spectators.
The Stade Umuganda has an artificial turf field and a training field as well. There are also four team dressing rooms as well as VIP and media sections. This stadium hosted the Pool D matches of the
2016 African nations championship. Floodlights and a scoreboard are expected to be added by November 2016.
References
External links
* http://www.rwandasport.com/playground/13-rwanda-national-football-league/9-umuganda-stadium
* http://www.newtimes.co.rw/section/article/2015-11-04/194103/
Football venues in Rwanda
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