Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium

The 2026 Africa Cup of Nations final took place in a completely rebuilt Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, in Rabat, specially prepared for the event. The stadium was notably equipped with a new NEXO GEO S12 sound system, designed to provide an optimal audio experience for fans.

Following an initial installation phase carried out by SGTM and its subcontractor ENCOM for the inaugural match, the operators wanted to enhance the spectator experience further. They then called upon the Moroccan company LAMALIF, along with its expert partner Concept K, to reconfigure and expand the existing system.

“Inside the stadium, we recommended the addition of 20 clusters, each composed of three NEXO L20 subwoofers, to reinforce the low frequencies of the NEXO GEO S12 system,” explained Jérémie Kokot, sound designer and manager of Fleik.

“To extend the sound coverage towards the North Plaza, we also designed, with Concept K, a new NEXO STM system suspended beneath the façade. This consists of two lines of 9 x M46 Main modules and 9 x B112 Bass modules, complemented by three M28 modules.”

The system’s performance proved particularly impressive in a stadium broadcast environment. Thanks to the NEXO NS-1 simulation software, consistent coverage was achieved across all stands and spectator areas, without any dead zones or tonal imbalances. The precise broadcasting, combined with excellent speech intelligibility, ensured perfect understanding of announcements and audio content, despite the complex acoustics.

The integration with the NEXO NeMo monitoring system and the use of the Dante protocol has strengthened the reliability and flexibility of operation, by facilitating signal distribution, routing and adaptation to the different event uses of the stadium.

The 2026 Africa Cup of Nations will remain a landmark moment for football fans (In front of more than 66,000 spectators and tens of millions of television viewers), particularly thanks to the final played at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat, which was won by Senegal.

The teams at Concept K, Fleik and LAMALIF have done a great job at Prince Moullay Stadium, and it’s great to see yet another large stadium choosing NEXO. The end result offers stable, consistent, and high-performance broadcasting, perfectly suited to the requirements of an infrastructure of this scale.