Stade National de la Côte d’Ivoire

Stade National de la Côte d’Ivoire
Arc de Triomphe
Full name Stade National de la Côte d’Ivoire
Location Ebimpé, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Capacity 60,000 (expected)
Field size 105m x 68m
Surface Grass
Construction
Broke ground December 22, 2016
Opened 2019 (expected)
Construction cost $83 million (estimated)
Architect Beijing Institute Architectural Design
Tenants
Côte d'Ivoire national football team

Stade National de la Côte d’Ivoire, 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.[1][2] The stadium will be broke ground on December 22 2016. It's expected to be built within 34 months and opened in 2019.[3]

The stadium is expected to host 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.

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