Stade Cardinal Malula

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Stade Cardinal Malula, formerly known as Stade 24 Novembre and before Stade Reine Astrid, is a stadium located in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It opened in 1937 and serves as the home of AS Dragons.

Full nameStade Cardinal Malula
Former namesStade du 24 Novembre
Stade Reine Astrid
LocationDemocratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Congo DR
Capacity24,000
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Stade Cardinal Malula
Interactive map of Stade Cardinal Malula
Full nameStade Cardinal Malula
Former namesStade du 24 Novembre
Stade Reine Astrid
LocationDemocratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Congo DR
Capacity24,000
Construction
Opened1937
Tenants
AS Dragons
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It is currently named in honor of Joseph Malula, Archbishop of Kinshasa from 1964 to his death in 1989. It was before named of the date Mobutu Sese Seko seized power in the country in 1965 and previously named after Astrid of Sweden, Queen consort of the Belgians, when Congo was a Belgian colony.

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