The Ivorian CAN, a good operation for small traders?

2024-02-15T04:49:49.324Z

Highlights: The day after the end of the 34th African Cup of Nations, it is time to take stock. Many traders, restaurants and hoteliers mobilized to best accommodate spectators who traveled to attend the matches. In Abidjan, the results of economic actors seem mixed. One entrepreneur says he has worked at a loss: “ In less than a month, we are spending 850,000 francs per day: the sound system, the podium, the screens... It's a bad adventure for We. »

The day after the end of the 34th African Cup of Nations, it is time to take stock. Many traders, restaurants and hoteliers mobilized to accommodate spectators as best they could...

The Ivorian CAN, a good operation for small traders?

The day after the end of the 34th African Cup of Nations, it is time to take stock. Many traders, restaurants and hoteliers mobilized to best accommodate spectators who traveled to attend the matches. The authorities expected nearly a million visitors. In Abidjan, the results of economic actors seem mixed.

In a street in Treichville, a town in Abidjan, in the middle of CAN, January 26, 2024. REUTERS/ - SIPHIWE SIBEKO

By: RFI Follow

With our correspondent in Abidjan,

Bineta Diagne

At the Akouédo field, a handful of young people dismantle tents and put away chairs: here, a fan zone, with two giant screens, was set up during the CAN by a supporters association, which did not manage to obtain the support from a sponsor. Among these entrepreneurs, Landry Yobé, says he has worked at a loss: “

In less than a month, we are spending 850,000 francs per day: the sound system, the podium, the screens... It's a bad adventure for We.

Many restaurant terraces and maquis still display the flag of Côte d'Ivoire. It’s a memory of those long evenings with many customers drinking beer. Yann Éric, the manager of a maquis, claims to have doubled, even tripled his turnover during each national team match. “

During the Ivory Coast match, we really had to have stocked up, because from 1 p.m. people were already there. During the Mali-Côte d’Ivoire match for example, we went up to 500 bottles

,” he is still surprised.

At the Palmeraie market, Assane Boubacar sells all kinds of jerseys: from Mali, Nigeria and of course the Ivory Coast, the activities worked well. “

Honestly, I didn’t count. There were days when we could have between 60,000 and 90,000 CFA francs.

For him, business continues because customers are now looking for the Elephants' orange jersey, with third, acquired on Sunday in the final.

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The Ivorian CAN, a good operation for small traders?

The Ivorian CAN, a good operation for small traders?

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