Stade d'Angondjé
Stade d'Angondjé | |
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| Location | Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon |
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| Owner | National Office for the Development of Sport and Culture (ONDSC) |
| Capacity | 40,000 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 21 April 2010 |
| Built | 2011 |
| Opened | November 10, 2011 |
| Main contractors | Shanghai Construction |
The Stade de l’Amitié sino-gabonaise is a stadium in Angondjé, a suburb of Libreville in Gabon. It is referred to as Stade de l'Amitié.[1] The stadium build was expected to take 20 months and was funded by the Gabonese and Chinese governments.
It was one of four stadiums used for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations and hosted the competition final. The inaugural football match played here was Gabon facing off against Brazil, who won that match 2–0. It also was one of four Gabonese stadia used for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations and hosted the competition's final.
History
The symbolic laying of the foundation stone was made by the Gabonese Sports Minister Rene Ndemezo’Obiang and the Chinese Vice Minister Fu Ziying in April 2010. This stadium was constructed by China and was built on a 30-hectare area by the Chinese company Shanghai Construction Group. The work was entirely funded by China while Gabon developed the site, including bringing water and electricity, and building access roads.[2]
Ownership
After the 2017 AFCON, the company created for managing the stadiums built for the 2012 and 2017 editions was liquidated and the ownership of the venue was transferred to the National Office for the Development of Sport and Culture (ONDSC).[3]
Notes
- ^ "Lancement des travaux de construction du stade de l'amitié sino-gabonaise" (in French). afriqueavenir.org. April 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
- ^ "Construction work of Gabonese stadium to host CAN 2012 commences". Afrique Avenir. 22 April 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ^ "Stade d'Andondjé : le liquidateur de l'ex ANAGEISC procède à l'inventaire de l'infrastructure". CLUB SPORT+ (in French). 26 October 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2023.