Bata Stadium

Rio Muni


Built by the Chinese in 2007 for the African Women's Cup of Nations, this state-of-the-art stadium holds 35,000 people. It also hosted matches in the 2015 and 2017 African Cup of Nations. Local teams draw huge crowds on weekends. Tickets are available on site.


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