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Address: Franceville, Gabon
Capacity: 22,000
Opened: —
Main Use: Football
Tenants: —
Stade de Franceville is one of the most prominent football venues in Gabon, located in the southeastern city of Franceville, one of the country’s major urban centers. With a seating capacity of 22,000, the stadium was built to support national and continental football competitions, offering modern facilities and strong spectator appeal.
The stadium officially opened with an international football match between Gabon and Sudan, marking its entry into Gabon’s sports infrastructure network.
Stade de Franceville gained continental recognition in 2012, when it hosted its first-ever Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) match. As part of Gabon’s co-hosting of the tournament, the stadium welcomed teams, officials, and fans from across Africa, demonstrating its ability to meet international competition standards.
Key highlights include:
Hosting multiple AFCON 2012 matches, including important group-stage fixtures
Providing CAF-compliant facilities such as media zones, locker rooms, and VIP sections
Supporting Gabon’s broader strategy to modernize and expand national sports venues
Its successful role in AFCON 2012 established the venue as a reliable host for large-scale football events.
22,000-seat capacity, designed for national team and regional competition matches
Modern playing surface suitable for high-intensity football tournaments
Broadcast-ready lighting infrastructure supporting night games and televised events
Safe spectator zones, emergency pathways, and dedicated VIP and media facilities
Located in Franceville, a strategic city known for mining, education, and transport links
To maintain high competition standards, Stade de Franceville has undergone periodic improvements, including:
Upgrades to stadium lighting systems to improve uniformity and night-match visibility
Enhancements to player facilities, seating areas, and access routes
Continued pitch maintenance and drainage improvements for optimal performance
Compliance updates to meet evolving CAF and FIFA stadium requirements
These upgrades ensure the venue remains suitable for hosting international tournaments and major domestic competitions.
Stade de Franceville Gabon
Franceville football stadium
Gabon stadium for Africa Cup of Nations
AFCON 2012 stadiums
Stadium lighting upgrades in Gabon
Modern sports venues in Gabon
Football stadium in Franceville
Gabon sports infrastructure development
Stade de Franceville stands as a key sports venue in Gabon, known for its role in AFCON 2012 and its modern design suited for international football. With a 22,000-seat capacity, strong infrastructure, and ongoing improvements, the stadium continues to support the growth of football in the region and remains a central part of Gabon’s sporting landscape.
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With the craze of sport games in the night, and more professional events are played at night, people desire for lighting to play at the very beginning so now people more concern about the quality of lighting, we believe that the glare produced by ordinary lamps can no longer meet the athletes’ pursuit of sensory experience. But now, thanks to developments in MECREE’s sports lighting technology, our precise control and anti-glare lighting makes it possible for sports men and women to perform at their best and enjoy the best sports experience.
There is increasing concern for the problems created by unwanted light at night,such as light pollution and light trespass, result in various types of complaints. Particularly with increasing awareness of environmental problems of all types, it is important that lighting designers recognize the need to control problems related to the general subjects of “Light Pollution” and “Light Trespass.” So we have tried every effort to develope a newest optical technology to solve the problem.
Currently common traditional stadium lights model for some international stadiums as below:
MVF406/1800W, HNF003, MVF401, MVF403, MVF024, EF-2000, YOA56305, YOAX56400, 2kW: HQI-TS 2000WDS, 2kW: HQI-TS 1000WDS, MHN-SA 2KW 400V/956, MHN-SB/HO 2KW 400V/956, LPW2000M/D, LPW1000MB/L, LPP2000MHN-SA, LPP2000MHN-SB.
There is big problem that traditional lamps can not cannot meet the needs of 4K and 8K high-definition broadcast and huge energy consumption.
With the strengthening of environmental lighting awareness and the pursuit of high-quality lighting, there is a trend to replace traditional lamps by high quality of LED Stadium Lights.
MECREE has launched the following series of LED Sport Stadium Lighting:
MECREE’s specially engineered precision lighting control is designed to meet the needs of such users. The polarized light range of 65-73° is defined as the P73-L and A65 series products, which deliver an unparalleled visual experience while offering access to thousands of IES profiles.
Our precisely engineered optics of polarized light aim light directly onto the field of play, to shine uniformly and to minimize glare. Outdoor venues benefit from spill light control, no more skyglow and no more complaints from the neighbors.
1. Such light shield is useless,just misleading customers.
2. As tested it will cause 30% reduction of light output
3. While 70% still have high overflow
4. Unbearable strong glare
5. Waste energy,outdated reflective technology
The power supply and lamp body can be mounted separately, reducing the withstand weight of the lamp pole and facilitating maintenance.
Customized crossarms are available to meet all your existing old poles without replacing the main rod, crossarms bolt directly to light pole, easy and accurate installation saves time, ensures performance, safety and reliability,also lower the budget.
In current sports lighting projects, high-altitude light calibration is recognized as a major efficiency bottleneck. The process carries high safety risks, is prone to aiming deviations, and involves cumbersome installation and removal procedures, making it difficult to achieve the required uniformity.
MECREE’s innovative laser aiming mount was designed precisely to address these issues. It revolutionizes the workflow through three key advantages:
Easy Installation: With a simple design, it allows rapid mounting and dismounting, significantly lowering the operational threshold.
Precise Aiming: Ensures accurate laser alignment, fundamentally guaranteeing uniform illumination and compliance with lighting standards.
Efficient Operation: Reduces labor and time costs by up to 80%. Calibrating 200 fixtures at height previously took 20 days; now the same workload can be completed in just 4 days.
Choosing MECREE means choosing a safer, more precise, and highly efficient sports lighting solution.
We are not only a manufacturer of high-power LEDs, More professional services are also included:
Through lighting simulation calculations and programming of light show designs, solutions oriented towards either visual effects or cost-effectiveness are provided. Design of Lighthouse, parameters required for building foundation, (axial force, shear force, bending force). High power generator set supporting,circuit design service,cable supply. We are your best supply chain manager! We are committed to providing you with a one-stop solution. We focus on the research, design, and manufacturing of our products, delivering customized and energy-efficient lighting system solutions for all types of sports venues and multifunctional facilities.The details are as follows:high-power sports lighting、arena night lighting retrofit、smart stadium lighting control、energy-efficient LED stadium lights、stadium lighting power supply optimization、broadcast-quality sports lighting、large venue lighting retrofit、adjustable brightness and color temperature lighting、LED floodlight installation and upgrade、stadium lighting maintenance and management、energy-saving lighting solutions for stadiums、multi-purpose venue lighting design、night game lighting optimization.
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