Stade Omar Bongo
Encyclopedia
Stade Omar Bongo is a multi-purpose stadium
in Libreville
, Gabon
. It is currently used mostly for football
matches. It serves as a home ground of FC 105 Libreville
. The stadium has a capacity of 40,000 people. It is named after Omar Bongo
, who was President
of Gabon from 1967 to 2009.
Multi-purpose stadium
Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed in such a way as to be easily used by multiple sports. While any stadium could potentially host more than one sport, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multi-functionality over specificity...
in Libreville
Libreville
Libreville is the capital and largest city of Gabon, in west central Africa. The city is a port on the Komo River, near the Gulf of Guinea, and a trade center for a timber region. As of 2005, it has a population of 578,156.- History :...
, Gabon
Gabon
Gabon , officially the Gabonese Republic is a state in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, and with the Republic of the Congo curving around the east and south. The Gulf of Guinea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean is to the west...
. 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 FC 105 Libreville
FC 105 Libreville
Football Canon 105 de Libreville is a Gabonese football club based in Libreville. It was founded in 1975 as is the club of the army and the police...
. The stadium has a capacity of 40,000 people. It is named after Omar Bongo
Omar Bongo
El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba , born as Albert-Bernard Bongo, was a Gabonese politician who was President of Gabon for 42 years from 1967 until his death in office in 2009....
, who was President
President
A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
of Gabon from 1967 to 2009.