Stade de Yamoussoukro

Stade de Yamoussoukro
Location Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire
Owner Government of Ivory Coast
Capacity 20,000 (expected)
Field size 105m x 68m
Surface Grass
Construction
Broke ground April 2018
Opened April 2020 (expected)
Construction cost $69 million
Architect SCAU Architectes[1]
General contractor Sogea Atom
Tenants
Côte d'Ivoire national football team

Stade de Yamoussoukro, will be a football stadium, in Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire. The stadium will have a capacity of 20,000 seats.[2][3]

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. The construction was to begin in April 2018.[4]

The stadium is expected to host many matches of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.

References

  1. "SCAU REMPORTE LE CONCOURS DE CONCEPTION CONSTRUCTION DU STADE DE YAMOUSSOUKRO" (in French). SCAU Architectes. 7 March 2018.
  2. "CAN 2021 : la Côte d'Ivoire lance un appel d'offres pour la construction d'infrastructures sportives et d'hébergements" (in French). Abidjan.net. 20 September 2017.
  3. "New design: Stade de Yamoussoukro for AFCON 2021". StadiumDB. 29 March 2018.
  4. "COUP D'ENVOI POUR LE STADE DE YAMOUSSOUKRO" (in French). Sogea Satom. 6 March 2018.

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