Stade de Yamoussoukro is a stadium in

Yamoussoukro Yamoussoukro (; , locally ) is the ''de jure'' capital of Ivory Coast and an autonomous district. As of the 2014 census, Yamoussoukro is the fifth most populous city in Ivory Coast with a population of 212,670. Located north-west of Abidjan, th ...

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. 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

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games. The stadium is expected to host many matches of the

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Construction

Despite Covid19 situation, efforts were made to continue the construction of the stadium. The construction was completed in summer 2021. Stadium Yamoussoukro

Inauguration

The inauguration was supposed to be held in September 2021. However the

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found some shortcomings about the stadium, mainly in terms of security, and the matches involving the

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had to be moved elsewhere. The stadium was inaugurated on 3 June 2022, during the

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and the match between

and

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. Ivory Coast won 3–1.

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