Mahamasina Municipal Stadium

Mahamasina stadium in 2013

Stade Municipal de Mahamasina is a rugby union and football (multi-purpose) stadium, also used for concerts and athletics, in Antananarivo, Madagascar.

It is used mostly for rugby and football matches. The stadium has a 22,000[1] capacity for football and rugby matches. In 2005, the stadium was the site of a stampede that killed two people during a match between South African side Kaizer Chiefs and Madagascar's USJF Ravinala.[2] It was also the stadium of the 2007 Indian Ocean Games.

On June 26, 2016, during a free concert, a bomb detonated in the stadium, killing two people and injuring around 80.[3]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.worldofstadiums.com/africa/madagascar/stade-municipal-de-mahamasima/
  2. ↑ "African stadium stampede kills two" (article of ESPN)
  3. ↑ "Madagascar stadium blast kills two - BBC News". BBC News. Retrieved 8 August 2016.

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Coordinates: 18°55′9.70″S 47°31′32.47″E / 18.9193611°S 47.5256861°E / -18.9193611; 47.5256861

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