- Address: Antananarivo
- Country: Madagascar
- Capacity: 40,000
- Opened:
- Main use: Football
- Tenants:
Extra stadium info – Kianja Barea Mahamasina
The stadium, which is located in Mahamasina, became the largest Malagasy sports venue by capacity. It is used for several events, like athletics, concerts, football and rugby union. The stadium named Kianja Barea Mahamasina was renovated several times. The national football team of Madagascar, nicknamed Barea, played numerous matches at the venue named Kianja Barea Mahamasina.
The Africa Cup of Nations
In 2018, the national football team of Madagscar were qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in their history after they won against Equatorial Guinea. They played in the African championship for national football teams in 2019 for the first time in their history. Madagascar faced Guinea in their first-ever Africa Cup of Nations game. The match, which took place in Egypt, ended in a 2-2 draw. Anicet Abel Andrianantenaina scored the first Africa Cup of Nations goal for Magagascar against Guinea.
Other Africa Cup of Nations games
The national football team of Madagascar also faced Burundi and Nigeria in the group stage of the Africa Cup of Nations. They won against Burundi and Nigeria. The national football team of Madagascar reached the quarter-finals of the tournament after beating the Democratic Republic of the Congo. They were defeated by Tunisia in the quarter-finals of the African championship for national football teams.
Stadium disasters
Kaizer Chiefs Football Club, the first sports club from South Africa with 1 million followers on its main social media page, played at the venue named Kianja Barea Mahamasina in 2005. A stampede occured during the game. The stampede led to two deaths. In 2016, a bomb detonated at the stadium, which led to two deaths and dozens of injured people. In 2018, a stampede to enter the venue for a match between the national football teams of Madagascar and Senegal led to one death and various injuries. On 26 June 2019, several people died in a stampede at the stadium named Kianja Barea Mahamasina. A concert was about to start. People heard that they could enter the stadium, but the doors were still closed. The crowd kept pushing to enter the venue.
