Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium

Football stadium in Cameroon
3°53′7.8″N 11°32′25.9″E / 3.885500°N 11.540528°E / 3.885500; 11.540528OperatorCameroonian Football FederationCapacity40,122 [1]Record attendance120,000SurfaceGrassScoreboardYesConstructionOpened1972Renovated2005, 2015–2016ArchitectArab contractors (2016 renovation)TenantsCanon Yaoundé
Tonnerre Yaoundé
Louves Minproff
Cameroon national football team (1972–present)
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Mfandena, Yaoundé

Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Yaoundé, Cameroon. It is used mostly for football matches and it also has athletics facilities. It was built in 1972. The stadium has been renovated in 2016 ahead of the African Women Cup of Nations tournament. It has a capacity of 42,500 seats. [2] It is the home stadium of Canon Yaoundé, Tonnerre Yaoundé and the women's club Louves Minproff. The stadium is also known as the home venue of the Cameroonian national football team, who drew the stadium's record attendance of 120,000 in a football match in the 1980s. [3] It was one of the venues used in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.

References

  1. ^ "Europlan - Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo - Yaoundé (Jaunde)".
  2. ^ "CAF publishes the official TotalEnergies AFCON Cameroon 2021 match schedule". 2 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Cameroon national football team statistics and records: Attendances".

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