Stade Babemba Traoré
Encyclopedia
Stade Babemba Traoré is a multi-use stadium
in Sikasso
, Mali
. It is currently used mostly for football
matches. It serves as a home ground of Stade Malien de Sikasso
. It also hosted some matches for the 2002 African Cup of Nations. The stadium holds 15,000 people and was opened in 2001.
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
in Sikasso
Sikasso
Sikasso is a city in the south of Mali and the capital of the Sikasso Region. With 130,700 residents, Sikasso recently passed Ségou to become Mali's second-largest city.-Geography:...
, Mali
Mali
Mali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...
. It is currently used mostly for football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
matches. It serves as a home ground of Stade Malien de Sikasso
Stade Malien de Sikasso
Stade Malien de Sikasso is a Malian football club. The team is based in the city of Sikasso.- Achievements :* Malien Premiere Division: * Malien Cup: * Mali SuperCup: -References:*...
. It also hosted some matches for the 2002 African Cup of Nations. The stadium holds 15,000 people and was opened in 2001.