Kintélé Sports Complex

Kintélé Sports Complex
Kintélé Sports Complex
Interactive map of Kintélé Sports Complex
Full name
Kintélé Sports Complex
LocationBrazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Construction
Opened31 August 2015
Tenant
2015 African Games

The Kintélé Sports Complex is an Olympic center located in Kintélé, in the northern suburbs of Brazzaville. Inaugurated by president Denis Sassou Nguesso on 1 September 2015,[1] it hosted the 2015 African Games from 4 September to 19 September 2015.[2]

Construction

The complex covers an area of 80.43 hectares (198.7 acres), including 20 hectares (49 acres) for roads and parking. The cost exceeded 380 billion CFA francs and involved 4,500 workers, including 1,500 Chinese and 2,500 Congolese from four construction companies: China State Construction Engineering, Zhengwei Technique Congo, Sinohydro, and Procob. Construction took 27 months.[3]

Equipment

Athletes

It has a 60,000-seat Olympic stadium, a 10,000-seat sports arena and a 2,000-seat aquatic complex.

Others

It includes hotels, a media and administrative center, a cafe and restaurant, an exhibition center, an Olympic village and a heliport.

VenueCapacitySports
Kintele Stadium60,056Athletics, Football, Ceremonies
Palais des Sports10,134Handball, Karate
Kintele Aquatic Complex2,000Swimming
Kintele Tennis Courts1,000Tennis
Beach Volleyball ArenaBeach volleyball
Petanque FieldPetanque

References

  1. ↑ "Inauguration du complexe sportif de la Concorde de Kintélé à Brazzaville". Afrique360.com (in French). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Onzièmes Jeux africains : le complexe sportif de Kintélé provisoirement réceptionné | adiac-congo.com : toute l'actualité du Bassin du Congo". www.adiac-congo.com (in French). Archived from the original on 11 December 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  3. ↑ Starducongo.com. "Construction du complexe Olympique de Kintélé : Le Congo en marche continue vers la modernité". Premier portail consacré à l'actualité politique, économique, culturelle et sportive du Congo et de la RDC (in French). Archived from the original on 30 December 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2026.


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