Field size 105m x 68m Broke ground December 22, 2016 Opened 2019 (expected) | Surface Grass Capacity 60,000 | |
Full name Stade National de la Côte d’Ivoire Location Ebimpé, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire Owner Government of Ivory Coast Construction cost 103 million USD (estimated) Similar Îles Ehotilés National, Abokouamekro Game Reserve, Treichville, Banco National Park, Mount Nimba Strict Nat | ||
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. While the stadium itself will cover 20 hectares, a vast Olympic village is planned around it, spanning across 287 hectares. 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.
The stadium is expected to host the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.