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Stade De Yamoussoukro
Stade de Yamoussoukro is a stadium in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast. The stadium has a capacity of 20,000 seats. On 1 March 2018, an agreement between the government of Ivory Coast and an association formed of Alcor, Sogea-Satom, Egis and Baudin Chateauneuf was signed. On 19 October 2018, the stadium was broke ground by Ivorian Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly. On 11 June 2021, the Stadium was handed over to the Yamoussoukro Municipality and will host Ligue 1 games. The stadium is expected to host many matches of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. Construction Despite Covid19 situation, efforts were made to continue the construction of the stadium. The construction was completed in summer 2021. Inauguration The inauguration was supposed to be held in September 2021. However the Confederation of African Football found some shortcomings about the stadium, mainly in terms of security, and the matches involving the Ivory Coast national football team had to be moved elsewhere. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Africa Cup Of Nations
The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (also referred to as AFCON 2023 or CAN 2023) is scheduled to be the 34th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament is scheduled to be hosted by Ivory Coast, the second time the country would host the competition. The Confederation of African Football initially changed the dates of the tournament to June and July rather than the usual January, which first came into play in the 2019 tournament. It would have allowed the tournament to not conflict with other major tournaments, as well as allowing big name players to play for their nations in the tournament without missing games for their European club side. On 3 July 2022, it was confirmed that the competition would be postponed from June–July 2023 to January 2024 due to weather concerns during summer in Ivory Coast. Senegal are the defending champions. Host selectio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
