Yamoussoukro

[ yah-muh-s-oo-kroh ]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of the Ivory Coast, in the S central part.

Yamoussoukro

/ ˌjæmʊˈsuːkrəʊ /

noun

1. the capital of Côte d'Ivoire, situated in the S centre of the country. It replaced Abidjan as capital in 1983. Pop: 468 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

Having finished as runners-up two years later before coming third in 2000, following their semi-final defeat by Nigeria in Lagos, Bafana Bafana failed to get past the quarter-finals again on three subsequent occasions until beating Cape Verde on penalties in Yamoussoukro on Saturday.

From BBC

The incident proved the final act of a first period which was far from a classic, causing some locals in the stands at Yamoussoukro's Charles Konan Banny Stadium to create their own entertainment by audibly celebrating Ivory Coast's last-gasp win over Mali after extra time of Saturday's earlier quarter-final.

From BBC

Franck Kessié scored the winning penalty in the shootout for the host nation to eliminate Senegal on Monday and set off unbridled celebrations in Yamoussoukro and beyond.

From Seattle Times

Hosts Ivory Coast eliminated reigning champions Senegal in a penalty shootout to book their place in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals following a 1-1 draw after extra time in Yamoussoukro.

From BBC

Atcho reversed his decision, awarding a spot-kick to Ivory Coast which Kessie duly despatched to Mendy's left, sending the Charles Konan Banny de Yamoussoukro Stadium into raptures.

From BBC