Anyama-Ebimpe Ivory Coast

The Stade Olympique d'Ebimpé (Olympic Stadium of Ebimpé, official name: Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara), is a multi-purpose stadium, which can host football, rugby and athletics, in Ebimpé and Anyama, in northern Abidjan, Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire). It's the national stadium of the Ivory Coast National Football Team. The stadium has a capacity of 60,000 and was built by the Beijing Institute of Architectural Design. While the stadium itself covers 20 hectares, a vast Olympic village is planned around it, spanning 287 hectares.

Context

In December 2016, the Government of re began construction works on a 287-hectare Olympic village to the north of Abidjan. This modern sports and leisure complex is part of the Government’s plan to use sports to foster the sustainable economic development and growth of the city of Anyama (Ebimpé) and the surrounding areas. The focal point of the Olympic village, the Ebimpé national stadium, was completed in May 2020 and will host several matches in the 34th Africa Cup of Nations in 2024. 

Goals

• Strengthen the position of Côte d’Ivoire as a regional and international destination for tourism and sport.

• Prepare for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations and other sporting and cultural events.

• Make participation in sports more accessible in Côte d’Ivoire.

• Foster the sustainability of venues to the benefit of local communities and ensure the region’s economic prosperity.

Activities

• Building of a national Olympic stadium to host sporting and cultural events

• Construction of an Olympic village: four residential estates, three school sports groups, a university of sport, an administrative area, a shopping area, a clinic, a four-star hotel and a nine-hole golf course.

• Establishment of a 10,000-seat multipurpose hall, the Basketball Club Arena, for elite team sports and combat sports.

Impacts

• Promotion of sports participation in Côte d’Ivoire.

• Olympic village was built in the context of a sustainable city for the long-term development of the city of Anyama and its surrounding areas, with new sports, school, hospitality, retail and medical facilities.

• Discovery of new talent and monitoring of athletes in professional settings.

• More than 1,500 direct jobs were created in the city for the construction of the complex.

Key Deal Points

• Feasibility reports include technical expertise to reinforce long-term sustainability.

• Online Project Management platform for a real-time experience through every phase of the project.

• Either Residential or Commercial real estate with major land acquisition opportunities.

• £25K minimum investment guarantees an expected ROI of between 35% to 50% within the 1st year.