After AFCON glory, Senegal ushers in world-class stadium
The stadium is in Diamniadio, a town being built about 30 kilometres (20 miles) from the capital Dakar, for which an express train link opened in December. The venue, for now called the Stade de Senegal, will be the only one in Senegal that will be certified for international football. The country's last major stadium, Lat Dior, in the region of Thies 70 kilometres from Dakar, lost its certification from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in May last year. Jubilant crowds came by bus and train for the inauguration... Читать дальше...