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Africa-Press – Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>Fresh off the national team’s victory in the Africa Cup of Nations this month, Senegal on Tuesday inaugurated a new 50,000-seat stadium at a ceremony attended by African and European heads of state and global sporting dignitaries.<\/p>\n

The Turkish-built Abdoulaye Wade Stadium in Senegal’s new showpiece city of Diamniadio is part of a drive by President Macky Sall to develop the West African country’s infrastructure.<\/p>\n

The stadium, which will host the Summer Youth Olympics in 2026, was filled with fans waving Senegal’s green, yellow and red flag.<\/p>\n

Also in attendance were the presidents of Liberia, Guinea-Bissau, Gambia, Rwanda, Turkey and Germany as well as Gianni Infantino, the president of world soccer governing body FIFA, and African soccer greats Didier Drogba and Samuel Eto’o.<\/p>\n

“It is in this beautiful den that our valiant lions will celebrate their conquest of Africa and the world,” Sall told the crowd.<\/p>\n

National pride is high after Senegal, led by Liverpool forward Sadio Mane, claimed their first Africa Cup of Nations title by defeating Egypt on February 6 in Cameroon.<\/p>\n

The stadium, named after former president Abdoulaye Wade, whom Sall defeated in a bitterly contested 2012 election, is Senegal’s latest high-profile infrastructure project.<\/p>\n

A basketball arena across the street from the stadium was completed in 2018, and a $1.3 billion commuter railway was inaugurated in December.<\/p>\n

Sall’s opponents, however, have questioned whether these projects will benefit average citizens as much as they do Senegal’s tiny elite.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Mozambique<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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