Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor

Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor
	The stadium during the African Cup of Nations qualification between Senegal and Cameroon (1-0) on March 26, 2011
Earlier names
	Stade de l'Amitié (1985-2001)
Data
place	Dakar , Senegal
Coordinates	14 ° 44 '48.1 " N , 17 ° 27' 6.9" W Coordinates: 14 ° 44 '48.1 " N , 17 ° 27' 6.9" W.
opening	October 31, 1985
surface	Natural grass
capacity	60,000 seats
Societies)
	Senegalese national football team; ASC Joan of Arc;
Events
	Football Africa Cup of Nations 1992; IAAF World Challenge Dakar 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016;

The Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor is a football stadium with an athletics facility and is located in the Patte d'Oie district of the West African port city of Dakar , the capital of Senegal .

history

Initially, the sports facility, inaugurated in 1985 by the then President Abdou Diouf , was called the Stade de l'Amitié ( German Stadium of Friendship ). In 2001, the facility was named in honor of the former president (1960–1980) and poet Léopold Sédar Senghor , who died on December 20, 2001.

The venue has a capacity of 60,000 and is the home of the Senegalese national soccer team and the ASC Jeanne d'Arc soccer club . In 1992, the stadium was the venue for a total of 14 games of the African Cup of Nations , including six preliminary round games and the games of the final round, including the final.

In 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2016, the stadium was the venue for the international athletics event IAAF World Challenge Dakar .