Dakar Diamniadio Sports City: an innovative sports complex

A project managed by private investors

The project is run by a private-sector company created by Madani M. Tall, a former Director of Operations at the World Bank, where he worked for 25 years, and the founder of MMT, a firm specialising in the design of major development projects in Africa. His son, Maki Tall, a professional footballer, is also developing the project.

Dakar Diamniadio Sports City is an innovative sports complex for both professional and amateur athletes. Built on a six-hectare site, the complex will contribute to Senegal's economic development through its “Work, Live and Play” concept.

Context

As part of the second implementation phase of the Emerging Senegal Plan, the new urban centre of Diamniadio is a symbol of the country’s economic ambitions and momentum. Located some 30 kilometers from the capital, Dakar, Diamniadio is positioned as a fast-growing administrative and industrial hub for a variety of activities.

Dakar Diamniadio Sports City (DDSC) will meet international standards and offer a wide range of facilities. It will also contribute to the well-being of the local community and enhance the new city’s attractiveness to a wider public, in particular businesses and professional and amateur athletes.

The DDSC will have tennis courts, an athletics track, an Olympic-size swimming pool, a children’s playground, a first-class fitness suite, a medical sports centre, multisport halls, 7-a-side half-pitches (Maracana), combat sports gyms, a wellness area (spa, hammam), a FIFA-standard football pitch and a professional training centre.

Goals

Participate in the development of the new urban centre of Diamniadio
Make participation in sport more broadly accessible in Senegal
Offer a broad and diverse range of professional sports and recreational activities
Create a sustainable ecosystem of direct and indirect employment
Achieve construction target of 24 months for its scheduled completion in 2022

Activities

State-of-the-art multisport complex in the West African sub-region
Facilities meet both international standards for high-level sport and the needs of amateur athletes
Realising the “Work, Live and Play” concept through the construction of an athletes’ residence, a four-star hotel (jointly managed with the American group, Marriott), restaurants and sports equipment shops

Video presentation of Dakar Diamniadio Sports City (some parts in French)

Impacts

Positioning Senegal as a sports and events hub capable of hosting sports delegations and sports competitions beyond the 2022 Youth Olympic Games, which have now been postponed to 2026
Infrastructure built in the context of a sustainable city
Facilities that benefit both school and professional ecosystems
Creation of at least 250 direct jobs to service the multisport complex

Funding

Project cost : approximately €50 million
Project financed through equity contributions (approximately 25%) and bank loans (from a consortium led by the West African Development Bank (BOAD) with the involvement of two local banks, the National Bank for Economic Development (BNDE) and Banque Atlantique Sénégal)

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