Dakar Arena

The Dakar Arena (nicknamed Palais des sports de Diamniadio) is an indoor arena that is located in Diamniadio, Senegal. Built between 2016 and 2018, it is primarily used for basketball games, and it is the home arena of the Senegal national basketball team and the Senegal women's national basketball team. The arena has a seating capacity of 15,000 people.[1]

Dakar Arena
LocationDakar, Senegal
Coordinates14°44′2.148″N 17°12′44.489″W
Capacity15,000[1]
SurfaceParquet floor
Construction
Broke ground9 May 2016
Opened8 August 2018
ArchitectSumma International Construction
Tenants
Senegal national basketball team
Senegal women's national basketball team

It is one of Africa's newest basketball arenas.[2]

History

President Macky Sall promised to build a new basket-ball arena, after Senegal won the AfroBasket Women 2015. The objective was to replace the Marius Ndiaye Stadium as the home arena for both men and women basket-ball teams in Senegal.[3]

The Dakar Arena was broke down on 9 May 2016, by President Macky Sall, Prime Minister Mahammed Boun Abdallah Dionne and many basket-ball players.[4]

On 8 August 2018, the Dakar Arena was inaugurated by Macky Sall.[5]

It hosted all matches of the 2019 Women's Afrobasket.

References
  1. 2019 Women's Afrobasket
  2. "Getting to know Africa's flashy basketball arenas". FIBA. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  3. "Macky Sall accomplit le premier acte de sa promesse" (in French). enqueteplus.com. 10 May 2016.
  4. "Complexe - Pose de la première pierre du Palais des Sports à Diamniadio : Macky Sall donne les premiers coups de pelle du «Dakar Aréna»" (in French). news.sen360.sn. 10 May 2016.
  5. "Diamniadio – Macky Sall a coupé le ruban inaugural du nouveau palais des Sports "Dakar aréna"" (in French). laviesenegalaise.com. 8 August 2018.
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