[2] It is currently used on a regular basis by football club USM Annaba who play in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2.

On June 10, 1987, the stadium was inaugurated with a match between the Algerian national football team and Sudan.

The most recent game played there was Algeria's 1–0 win over Morocco during the 2012 African Cup of Nations Qualification, with the only goal being scored by Hassan Yebda from the penalty spot.

It was the only victory during Benchika's reign as the Algerian manager, and it was done before a sell-out crowd.

the stadium was one of four stadiums that have been appointed to host the 2022 African Nations Championship, it hosted 5 games in Group B and one game in Group A and one game in the quarter-finals, this was the first major international competition that this stadium hosted since the 1990 African Cup of Nations.