Stade National de la Côte d’Ivoire

Ebimpé Stadium
Arc de Triomphe, Nid d'Oiseau
Full name Olympic Stadium of Ebimpé
Location Ebimpé, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Coordinates 5°28′50.7″N 4°4′29.1″W / 5.480750°N 4.074750°W / 5.480750; -4.074750Coordinates: 5°28′50.7″N 4°4′29.1″W / 5.480750°N 4.074750°W / 5.480750; -4.074750
Owner Government of Ivory Coast
Capacity 60,000 (expected)
Field size 105m x 68m
Surface Grass
Construction
Broke ground December 22, 2016
Opened 2019 (expected)
Construction cost $103 million (estimated)
Architect Beijing Institute Architectural Design
Project manager Bureau National des Etudes et du Développement
Main contractors Beijing and Constructor Group
Tenants
Côte d'Ivoire national football team

Stade Olympique d'Epimbé, nicknamed "Arc de Triomphe", will be a multi-purpose stadium, which can host football, rugby and athletics, in Ebimpé and Anyama, in northern Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. It will be the national stadium of the Côte d'Ivoire national football team. The stadium will have a capacity of 60,000 and will be built by the Beijing Institute Architectural Design. While the stadium itself will cover 20 hectares, a vast Olympic village is planned around it, spanning across 287 hectares.[1][2] The stadium was broke ground on December 22 2016 by Prime Minister Daniel Kablan Duncan, with the presence of a China Ambassy in Ivory Coast representative. It's expected to be built within 34 months and opened in 2019.[3][4]

With a capacity of more than 60,000 seats, Chinese engineers promise that the stadium is going to be one the biggest and most modern stadiums in Africa.

The stadium is expected to host the opening ceremony and final of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.

References

  1. ↑ "China to build 60,000-seat stadium in Ivory Coast".
  2. ↑ "Ivory Coast: China offer 60,000-capacity stadium in Abidjan".
  3. ↑ "Construction du stade Olympique d'Ebimpé d'Abobo Anyama: les travaux démarrent le 22 décembre prochain". Abidjan.net.
  4. ↑ "Ivory Coast: Finally construction launched for "Arc de Triomphe"".
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