Estadio de Malabo
Stadium in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Estadio de Malabo is a multi-purpose stadium in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, opened in 2007 and currently used mostly for football matches. With a seating capacity of about 15,250, it serves as the home ground of the Equatorial Guinea national football team.
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| Location | Malabo, Equatorial Guinea |
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| Coordinates | 3°43′30″N 8°46′9″E |
| Capacity | 15,250 |
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| Built | 2007 |
| Opened | 2007 |
| Main contractors | Bouygues |
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| Equatorial Guinea national football team | |
It was one of the host stadiums for the 2012 and 2015 editions of the Africa Cup of Nations as well as the scene for the final of the 2008 African Women's Championship. Local football teams Atlético Malabo, Atlético Semu, Deportivo Unidad, Sony Elá Nguema, The Panthers and Vegetarianos all play their league games at this stadium.
It sits on the site of the original national stadium where political opponents of the inaugural president of Equatorial Guinea, Francisco Macías Nguema, were executed by a firing squad on 24 December 1969 while Mary Hopkin's rendition of "Those Were the Days" was played on the stadium's speakers.[1]
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