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Line 1: {{Use dmy dates\|date=September 2024}} '''Stade de Kégué''' is a multi-use [[stadium]] in [[Lome]], [[Togo]]. It is currently used mostly for [[football (soccer)\|football]] matches. The stadium holds 30,000 people and opened in [[2000]]. {{Infobox venue ~~Used in March 2007 for the CAN U-17 in Togo. 14 games on the 16th of the CAN Togo, were played in this Kegue.~~ \| name = Stade de Kégué \| logo_image = \| logo_caption = \| image = \| caption = \| fullname = \| former names = \| location = Avenue Jean-Paul 2,<br/>[[Lomé]], Togo \| coordinates = {{Wikidatacoord\|Q3082452\|type:landmark\|display=inline,title}} \| broke_ground = \| built = \| opened = 12 January 2000 \| renovated = \| expanded = \| closed = \| demolished = \| owner = \| operator = \| surface = Grass \| scoreboard = \| cost = \| architect = \| project_manager = \| structural engineer = \| services engineer = \| general_contractor = \| main_contractors = \| capacity = 25,000<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/venues/stade-de-kegue-lome/ \|title=Stade de Kégué, Lomé (Togo) \|access-date=25 March 2020 \|archive-date=23 September 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240923010131/https://www.worldfootball.net/venues/stade-de-kegue-lome/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> \| suites = \| record_attendance = \| dimensions = \| field_shape = \| acreage = \| volume = \| tenants = [[Togo national football team]] \| publictransit = \| website = }} '''Stade de Kégué''' is a multi-use stadium in [[Lomé]], Togo. It is currently used mostly for [[association football\|football]] matches. The stadium holds 25,000 people and opened in 2000.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://french.peopledaily.com.cn/96852/7712977.html \|title=Togo : Les réalisations chinoises répondent à de vrais besoins \|publisher=french.peopledaily.com.cn \|date=27 January 2012 \|access-date=5 December 2012 \|archive-date=14 July 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714150324/http://french.peopledaily.com.cn/96852/7712977.html \|url-status=live }}</ref> It was designed by Chinese architect Yang Zhou. The stadium was the main host of the [[2007 African U-17 Championship]], in March 2007. On [[19 October]], [[2007]] the [[Confederation of African Football]] placed an indefinite ban on the stadium after an [[African Nations Cup]] qualifier between [[Togo national football team\|Togo]] and [[Mali national football team\|Mali]] ended in in violence which saw Malian players and fans injured<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/7052404.stm "CAF bans Togo stadium"] [[BBC Sport]] Retrieved on [[19 october]], [[2007]]</ref>. ==History== In 2004, the stadium saw an incident following a match between [[Togo national football team\|Togo]] and [[Mali national football team\|Mali]] in the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] qualifiers. The lights on Stade de Kégué failed due to a power outage, and while the panicking crowd tried to leave the stadium, three people were killed and eight injured in the ensuing stampede.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/world/2004-10-11-world-roundup_x.htm \|title=Four dead in stampede at African World Cup qualifier \|access-date=2 July 2014 \|archive-date=11 March 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311132746/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/world/2004-10-11-world-roundup_x.htm \|url-status=live }}</ref> On 19 October 2007 the [[Confederation of African Football]] placed an indefinite ban on the stadium after an [[African Nations Cup]] qualifier between ended in violence which saw Malian players and fans injured.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/7052404.stm "CAF bans Togo stadium"] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240923010131/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/7052404.stm \|date=23 September 2024 }} [[BBC Sport]] Retrieved on 19 October 2007</ref> Over 118 million [[CFA franc]]s were spent in renovations aiming for a higher security during the ban.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.afriscoop.net/journal/spip.php?breve440 \|title=CAN-Mondial 2010 : Le stade de Kégué à Lomé opérationnel. \|publisher=afriscoop.net \|date=6 September 2009 \|access-date=5 December 2012 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714224540/http://www.afriscoop.net/journal/spip.php?breve440 \|archive-date=14 July 2014 }}</ref> Kégué went back to hosting international games in 2009, where Togo lost 2-1 to [[Morocco national football team\|Morocco]] in the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] qualifiers.<ref>[http://www.cafonline.com/competition/african-cup-of-nations-angola_2010/news/3336-togo-neutralised-by-morocco.html "Togo neutralised by Morocco"] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714150201/http://www.cafonline.com/competition/african-cup-of-nations-angola_2010/news/3336-togo-neutralised-by-morocco.html \|date=14 July 2014 }} ([[Confederation of African Football\|CAF]] website)</ref> ==References== {{~~reflist~~Reflist}} ==External links== [https://cafe.daum.net/stade/5BHw/7 Photo] at [https://cafe.daum.net/stade/ cafe.daum.net/stade] [http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/africa/togo/lome_kegue.shtml Photo] at [http://www.worldstadiums.com/ worldstadiums.com] {{DEFAULTSORT:Stade de Kegue}} ~~{{coor title dms\|6\|12\|7.3\|N\|1\|14\|22.6\|E\|type:landmark}}~~ [[Category:Football venues in Togo]] [[Category:~~National~~Athletics ~~stadiums~~(track and field) venues in Togo]] [[Category:National stadiums\|Togo]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Lomé]] {{~~africa~~Togo-~~stadium~~sports-venue-stub}} ~~{{Togo-stub}}~~