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Limbe Stadium

Coordinates: 4°01′35.3″N 9°09′38.0″E / 4.026472°N 9.160556°E / 4.026472; 9.160556
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Stade de Limbé
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Full nameStade Omnisport de Limbé
LocationLimbe, Cameroun
OwnerCameroonian Football Federation
Capacity20,000
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground2009
Built2012
Opened2016
General contractorCNEEC
Main contractorsCMEC
Tenants
Victoria United (2016–present)
Cameroon national football team (selected matches)

Limbe Omnisport Stadium (French: Stade Omnisport de Limbé) is a multi-purpose stadium in Limbe, Cameroon. It is used mostly for football matches and it also has athletics facilities. The stadium has seats for 20,000 people. It was built in 2012 and inaugurated on January 26, 2016.[1]

It is one of the few stadiums in the world that was built on a hill,[citation needed] and has views of the sea. In November 2016, the stadium hosted its first international tournament. The stadium was one of the venues for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.

References

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  1. ^ "THE OPENING OF THE LIMBE OMISPORT STADIUM". Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
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4°01′35.3″N 9°09′38.0″E / 4.026472°N 9.160556°E / 4.026472; 9.160556