Located roughly 13 km from Yaoundé city-centre, the stadium is part of a complex which includes two annex stadia training grounds; a gymnasium with handball, basketball, volleyball and tennis courts; an Olympic-size swimming pool; a shopping mall, museum and cinema; and 5-star hotel with 70 rooms available.

[1] Olembe Stadium was one of the locations chosen to host the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations held in Cameroon, which took place in 2022 because of pandemic-related postponements.

[3] The complex is reported to have encouraged the development of other otherwise unutilised areas, with new roads, eating and drinking establishments, hostels, and play grounds among other facilities.

[6] The steel-roof of the main stadium, which is decorated in the colours of Cameroon's flag, was designed by Maeg,[7] who specialise in steel structures.

Before a Round of 16 match between Cameroon and Comoros, a deadly crowd crush occurred at one of the stadium's entrance gates, killing eight people and injuring thirty-eight.