STADE DE YAMOUSSOUKRO CONSTRUCTION IS NEARING COMPLETION

FIFA President, Gianni Infantino and Patrice Motsepe (President of CAF), were in Abidjan for the launch of a pan-African inter-school football tournament. They are also using the opportunity to access the readiness of Côte d’Ivoire for the upcoming 2023 Africa Cup of Nations #CAN2023. During the visit to President Alassane Ouattara, they discussed the important role that Côte d’Ivoire must play in African and world football. 

Je me réjouis de la visite des Présidents Gianni INFANTINO
de la FIFA et Patrice MOTSEPE de la CAF, présents à Abidjan dans le cadre du lancement d’un tournoi inter-scolaire panafricain de football. pic.twitter.com/TmxrXQhHxK

— Alassane Ouattara (@AOuattara_PRCI) May 4, 2021

So far, Côte d’Ivoire is on track, especially with the construction of Stade de Yamoussoukro. The stadium is one of six stadiums that will be used to host matches at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The stadium will have a seating capacity of 20,000 and will cost approximately US $60m. Below is a video posted on twitter, showing the current progress. 

🇨🇮❤️ YAKRO C’est bon! 👍🏽👍🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Désormais un stade international Olympique a Yakro. Qui aurait cru … 👌🏾😎 #civ #civ225 #can2023 #yakro #yamoussoukro @Badciss @Treichvillois @CommeIvoir @CotedIvoire_off pic.twitter.com/bFab6sAF34

— SOUTIENAUXELEPHANTS🇨🇮 (@saedeciv) April 29, 2021