Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium

Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium is a football stadium in Korhogo, Ivory Coast. The stadium has a capacity of 20,000 seats.[1]

Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium
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LocationKorhogo, Ivory Coast
Coordinates9°24′35″N 5°37′44″W / 9.40972°N 5.62889°W / 9.40972; -5.62889
OwnerGovernment of Ivory Coast
Capacity20,000
Field size105m x 68m
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke groundSeptember 2018
OpenedSeptember 2023
General contractorChina National Building Material
Tenants
CO Korhogo (2024–present)
Ivory Coast national football team (selected matches)

The construction began in September 2018 and ended in September 2023.[2][3] The stadium is named after Amadou Gon Coulibaly, who was Prime Minister from 2017 to his death in 2020.

History

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2023 Africa Cup of Nations

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The stadium was one of the venues for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

The following matches were played at the stadium:

Date Time (GMT) Team #1 Result Team #2 Round Spectators
16 January 2024
17:00
  Tunisia
0–1
  Namibia 13,991
16 January 2024
20:00
  Mali
2–0
  South Africa 16,894
20 January 2024
20:00
  Tunisia
1–1
  Mali 18,130
21 January 2024
20:00
  South Africa
4–0
  Namibia 9,304
24 January 2024
17:00
  South Africa
0–0
  Tunisia 12,847
24 January 2024
20:00
  Tanzania
0–0
  DR Congo 12,847
30 January 2024
17:00
  Mali
2–1
  Burkina Faso 19,184

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "CAN 2021: Les travaux du stade de Korhogo et de San Pedro démarrent en septembre" (in French). Abidjan.net. 30 July 2018.
  3. ^ "CAF Inspection Team to visit San Pedro, Korhogo, Bouake and Yamoussoukro". cafonline.com. 16 October 2023.