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How much did Laurent Pokou Stadium cost to build?
The Laurent Pokou Stadium is the 20,000-seat football stadium in San-Pedro, Cote d'Ivoire, 350 km from Abidjan, fully covered and built by the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, together with a CAN village of 32 villas and four training pitches, entirely funded by the Ivorian state and inaugurated on 8 September 2023. Afrik-Foot wrote on 21 December 2023 that the total cost of this stadium, village and training pitches was estimated at more than 41 billion CFA francs.
Reported project cost
XOF 41 billion
Approximately $67.59 million
Cost basis: 2023
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Basis of the published figure
Reported project cost2023
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Key dimensions
- CapacityAfrik-Foot
- 20,000 seats
Project record
Opened or launched
Afrik-Foot8 September 2023