Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium
The Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, nicknamed Le Félicia, is a multi-purpose stadium, which can host football, rugby union and athletics, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. It is the former national stadium of the Ivory Coast national football team. It is named after the first president of the country, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, and is located in the commune of Le Plateau. The stadium has a capacity of 33,000. It also hosts matches of ASEC Abidjan. It has been the site of several deadly stampedes.
Aerial view of the stadium in September 2023
Ivory Coast national football team
The Ivory Coast national football team represents Ivory Coast in men's international football. Nicknamed the Elephants, the team is managed by the Ivorian Football Federation (FIF). The team has won the Africa Cup of Nations three times, in 1992, 2015 and 2023, and has qualified for the FIFA World Cup three times, in 2006, 2010, and 2014.
Ivory Coast national team lineup before a match against Poland in 2010
Didier Zokora, the all-time most capped player for Ivory Coast.
Didier Drogba, the all-time top goalscorer for Ivory Coast.