CAN 2023 in Côte d'Ivoire: end of the inspection tour of the Confederation of African Football
During the inauguration of the Epimbé Olympic Stadium on October 3, 2020, near Abidjan.
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A CAN chases the other.
After the end of the 2021 African Cup of Nations in Cameroon, place for the organization of the CAN 2023 in Côte d'Ivoire.
The country has been engaged for several years in the construction, or the repair, of six large stadiums which will host the matches next year.
A delegation from the Confederation of African Football has just completed an inspection tour of a few days.
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With our correspondent in Abidjan
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Pierre Pinto
Korhogo, San Pedro, Abidjan, for this first inspection visit of the works in progress, the CAF delegation, led by its secretary general Véron Monsengo-Omba, inspected both the stadium sites and the villas which will accommodate the players. .
The General Secretary of CAF says he is very satisfied: “
Things that I have seen, it is going very, very well.
We have to keep this dynamic until the end.
The CAN is now watched everywhere, all over the world!
It's an incredible showcase for this beautiful country, Côte d'Ivoire!
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In September, a match which was to be held at the brand new Ebimpé stadium in the suburbs of Abidjan, had to be played in Benin because the flagship of the Ivorian stadiums, which had cost the whopping 143 billion CFA francs, did not was ultimately not up to international standards.
The government extended 20 billion CFA francs, or 30 million euros, to correct this.
The lessons have been learned, assures François Amichia, the president of the CAN organizing committee.
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The Ivorian government has taken all the measures to ensure that such a mishap does not happen again.
And I believe that the visit of the Secretary General, the day after the CAN in Cameroon, is a very good thing.
He was able to verify firsthand the progress that has been made.
And you heard him, he says he leaves satisfied.
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CAF will set up an office in Abidjan in a few weeks to follow the progress of preparations as closely as possible.
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