These are the six stadiums of the AFCON 2023: capacity, cities...

Six stadiums in five cities across the Ivory Coast will host games at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations got underway on Friday (12 January) as hosts Ivory Coast saw off Guinea Bissau with a 2-0 win.

24 sides eye the biggest prize in African football with the final scheduled for 11 February where the champion of Africa will be crowned at the 60,000 capacity Alassane Ouattara Stadium in the capital, Abidjan.

During the duration of the tournament, six grounds will be used in total with five cities, San-Pedro, Yamoussoukro, Bouake, Korhogo and the capital Abidjan welcoming fans attending the competition.

Located in one of the country’s economic hubs in the city of Abidjan, the Olympic Stadium of Epimbe as the Alassane Ouattara Stadium (named after the country’s president) was formerly known will play host to the opening and closing ceremony of the tournament.

The 60,000-seater capacity arena is the biggest of the six Ivorian grounds hosting AFCON games and was officially inaugurated on 3 October 2020 ahead of an friendly game match between two of the nation’s biggest clubs, Asec Mimosas and Africa Sports Abidjan.

Named after the founder of Ivory Coast the nation’s first Head of State, President Felix Houphouet-Boigny, this ground is one of the oldest in the nation and will be used at an AFCON for the second time, having been one of the two host venues back in 1984.

In line with CAF hosting standards, the stadium underwent a complete renovations to modernise the infrastructure with a new pitch, dressing rooms, media facilities and hospitality suits with the stadium also seeing an increase in capacity.

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