Bafoussam omnisports stadium, Modern football stadium in Kouekong district, Bafoussam, Cameroon.
Bafoussam omnisports stadium is a modern sports facility in the Kouekong district designed to host football matches and athletics competitions. The venue accommodates approximately 20,000 spectators and meets international standards for both sports.
Built in 2015 as a turnkey project by the Chinese firm China National Machinery and Equipment Import and Export Corporation (CMEC), the stadium was inaugurated on Saturday 30 April 2016 by the Cameroonian authorities, who handed out free tickets to draw a crowd; fences and car parks were not yet finished. It hosted matches of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.
The stadium's official name was given at its inauguration on 30 April 2016, when the government handed out free tickets to draw a crowd. Its first official scorer was Eric Ayuk, in a match tied to the 2017 Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. Ulrich Brice Tala Fokam was appointed stadium director at 29, then the youngest director of a conventionally built stadium in western Cameroon.
The stadium is located in western Cameroon and is easily accessible from Bafoussam and surrounding areas. Parking is available on-site and the facility is well organized for hosting large events.
The first official goal at the stadium was scored by Eric Ayuk, in a match counting toward qualification for the 2017 Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations. The venue's video surveillance system also records images from the annex stadiums of Kouekong, Bouda, Bamendzi, Bafang and Bandjoun, all connected to a control centre in Yaoundé.
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