Olembe Stadium

Olembe Stadium ^[1]

Full name	Stade Omnisport Paul Biya
Location	Olembe, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Owner	Cameroonian Football Federation
Capacity	60,000
Surface	Grass
Scoreboard	Yes
Construction
Built	2018
Opened	3 September 2021
Architect	Steve Franklin Talla
General contractor	Gruppo Piccini S.A.
Tenants
Cameroon national football team

The Paul Biya Stadium, named after President Paul Biya, is a multi-purpose stadium on a surface area of 34 hectares (84 acres) in the Olembe neighborhood in Yaounde, some 13 km (8.1 mi) from the city center. The stadium is the largest in all of Cameroon, ninth largest in Africa. The Olembe Stadium will host the opening and closing ceremonies of the 33rd edition of the African Cup of Nations in 2021.^[2][3] The sports complex includes the Paul Biya Stadium, two training grounds, a gymnasium, handball, basketball, volleyball, tennis, an Olympic swimming pool, a 5 star hotel with 70 rooms, a shopping mall, a museum and a cinema. The stadium opened with a football match between Cameroon and Malawi. The home side won 2-0. The venue hosted the opening game of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations between Cameroon and Burkina Faso. Cameroon won the game 2-1.

Construction[]

The construction of a stadium not only facilitates hosting large sporting events, but also adds value to the emerging economy of Olembe suburb.^{[needs update]}

References[]

External links[]

• Photos at cafe.daum.net/stade
• website CAF

Coordinates: 3°57′04″N 11°32′28″E / 3.951°N 11.541°E / 3.951; 11.541