The Stade des Martyrs de la Pentecôte (Martyrs of Pentecost Stadium), also known as simply the Stade des Martyrs and formerly known as Stade Kamanyola, is a national stadium located in the town of Lingwala in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is mainly used for football matches and has organised many concerts and athletics competitions. It also hosted a speech by Pope Francis in February 2023. It is the home stadium of the National Team of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the AS Vita Club and DC Motema Pembe of Championship Democratic Republic of the Congo football. The stadium has a capacity of 80,000 for international matches and 100,000 for national matches. History The Stade des Martyrs was originally called Stade Kamanyola. Construction began on October 14, 1988 and ended on October 14, 1993. It replaced the former National Stadium, the Stade Tata Raphaël. In 1997, the stadium was renamed in memory of four ministers purged by Mobutu Sese Seko and hanged at the site on 2 June 1966: Évariste Kimba, Jérôme Anany, Emmanuel Bamba, and Alexandre Mahamba. See also Stade Cardinal Malula References External links Photos at cafe.daum.net/stade Photos at worldstadiums.com Stadium information Stadium picture Photo at fussballtempel.net Sports venues completed in 1994 Stade des Martyrs Stade des Martyrs Sport in Kinshasa Athletics (track and field) venues in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Congo, Democratic Republic of Football venues in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Chinese aid to Africa 1994 establishments in Zaire Lukunga District