Stade Iba Mar Diop
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  Stade Iba Mar Diop Location of the stadium | |
| Location | Médina, Dakar, Senegal |
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| Coordinates | 14°40′46″N 17°26′49″W / 14.67941°N 17.44685°W |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Opened | 1978 |
| Tenants | |
| ASC Jaraaf US Gorée | |
Stade Iba Mar Diop is a multi-use stadium in Dakar, Senegal. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as a home ground of ASC Jaraaf and US Gorée. The stadium holds 5,000 people[1].
Other sports discussions are held there, such as handball, rugby, athletics and gymnastics.
The Stade Iba Mar Diop is part of the sports facilities planned for the 2026 Summer Youth Olympics[2]. The stadium's capacity will be increased to 8,000 seats. In addition to a sports medical center and a gymnasium, the handball court will be demolished and rebuilt. It will have a new hybrid turf pitch and two additional football pitches[3].
References
[edit]- ^ "Ligue 1 : Le Jaraaf recevra ses matchs au stade Iba Mar Diop" (in French). 2021-11-24. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
- ^ "JOJ 2026 – Visite de site du stade Iba Mar Diop – AGEROUTE Sénégal" (in French). 2023-11-06. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
- ^ Lequotidien (2024-04-26). "JOJ 2026 - Réhabilitation des infrastructures sportives : Le comité de pilotage «visite» Iba Mar Diop et Tour de l'œuf !". Lequotidien - Journal d'information Générale (in French). Retrieved 2025-03-27.
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