Stade de l'Unité

Stade de l'Unité

Full name	Stade de l'Unité
Location	Goma, DR Congo
Coordinates	1°40′39.7″S 29°13′37.5″E
Operator	Ministry of North Kivu
Capacity	10,000
Surface	artificial grass
Construction
Renovated	2016-2018
Tenants
AS Kabasha DC Virunga AS Dauphins Noirs

Stade de l'Unité is a multi-use stadium in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home venue for AS Dauphins Noirs, DC Virunga and AS Kabasha.

The stadium was rehabilitated and reopened on May 6, 2018, with a match between AS Kabasha and DC Virunga.[1]

2023 rocket accident

On September 28, 2023, a Congolese soldier in a vehicle on the outskirts of the stadium accidentally discharged an RPG–7 rocket launcher at the stadium, wounding eleven and killing one. At the time of the explosion young footballers were training on the pitch.[2]

See also

• List of football stadiums in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Lists of stadiums

References

1. "Réouverture du stade de l'Unité rénové à Goma". radiookapi.net. May 7, 2018.
2. "DRC: one dead and 11 injured in a stadium explosion in Goma". Africanews. 2023-09-29. Retrieved 2023-12-05.