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Stade du 26 Mars

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Stade du 26 Mars
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Full nameStade du 26 mars
LocationRN6 (Route Nationale 6)
Bamako, Mali
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OwnerMalian Government
Capacity50,000[1][2][3]
SurfaceGrass
Construction
OpenedDecember 31, 2001
Construction cost30 million Euros
Main contractorsChina Overseas Engineering Group
Tenants
Mali national football team
AS Onze Créateurs de Niaréla
AS Police de Bamako
CO Bamako
Djoliba AC
Stade Malien
USC Kita
Elewidj FC

Stade du 26 Mars is located in the southern neighborhoods of Bamako, Mali. It serves as a home ground for domestic football club Stade Malien and is the national stadium. It has a capacity of 50,000 as an all-seater stadium. Built in 2001, it is named for the date of Martyrs' Day, a national commemoration of 26 March 1991 Bamako uprising which overthrew the dictatorship of Moussa Traoré.[4] The stadium, which is built by China Overseas Engineering Group,[5] served as a venue for 2002 African Cup of Nations.[6]

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