Gimnodesportivo Vava Duarte

Gimnodesportivo Vava Duarte
Location Avenida da Cuba
Praia on Santiago Island, Cape Verde
Capacity 8,000
Tenants
ABC Praia
Black Panthers
Desportivo da Praia
Lapaloma
Seven Stars
CD Travadores

Gimnodesportivo (or Gimno Desportivo) Vava Duarte is a multi-purpose stadium in Praia, Cape Verde south of the city center's plateau in the subdivision of Gamboa (or Chã das Areias) just south of Várzea and is located on Avenida de Cuba, a road connecting the south of of the city and the north and the southwest of the island. It is currently used for basketball, volleyball and futsal matches. The stadium holds about 2,000 people. The entrance is on the south side of the stadium and its elevation is around 5 meters above sea level.. The stadium is home to the best basketball clubs in Cape Verde including ABC, Black Panthers, Desportivo da Praia, Lapaloma and Seven Stars. Other teams that base in another part include ADESBA located in the nearby neighborhood of Craveiro Lopes some hundreds of meters north but play in the stadium.

The stadium can be viewed from the hills in the outskirts including Achada Santo António and especially the Plateau of Praia.

Nearby buildings

The basketball/volleyball court, the interior of the arena

Nearby buildings includes Estádio da Várzea to the north, Praia da Gamboa to the east and the Government Building nearly to the west.

History

Vava Duarte is one of Cape Verde's basketball greats and the arena is named after him. He founded a club named Lapaloma and would play in football (soccer) and basketball competitions.

After ADESBA winning the 2015 national basketball championships, it became the first team to compete in the African basketball championships.[1] Some of the games at the continental level that featured ADESBA were played in the arena in late 2015.

References

  1. ↑ "Liga dos Campeões Africanos: Bairro termina na oitava posição" [African Champions League, Bairro Finished Eight in Basketball]. A Semana. 19 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.

Coordinates: 14°54′48″N 23°30′47″W / 14.9134°N 23.5131°W / 14.9134; -23.5131

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