Stade Barthélemy Boganda, in

Bangui Bangui (; or Bangî in Sango language, Sango, formerly written Bangi in English) is the Capital (political), capital and List of cities in the Central African Republic, largest city of the Central African Republic. It was established as a Fren ...

, is the national

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 completely or partially surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit ...

of the

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. It is located at Complexe Sportif Barthélemy Boganda and it is currently used mostly for

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...

matches. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 35,000 for sports matches. It is named after the former president of the country,

Barthélemy Boganda Barthélemy Boganda ( – 29 March 1959) was a Central African politician and independence activist. Boganda was active prior to his country's independence, during the period when the area, part of French Equatorial Africa, was administered by ...

. It was first constructed in 2003 by the Chinese company ''Complan'', it first started on 16 June 2006 and completed on 30 December by president

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. The stadium is home to one of several popular clubs in the country including

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References

External links

Cafe.daum.net/stade – Stadium Pictures

Photograph galleries including pictures of the stadium
Football venues in the Central African Republic Athletics (track and field) venues in the Central African Republic

Buildings and structures in Bangui {{CentralAfricanRepublic-sports-venue-stub