Organizing Commitee

In accordance with the CAF Statutes, the government must authorize FIF to organize the CAN, with a commitment to make available to FIF, and therefore to COCAN 2023, its agent, the resources needed to stage the event, based on specifications drawn up by the Confederation. Thus, the Government undertakes to set up all the necessary infrastructures and to cover all the organizational expenses. For this reason, the State rightly exercises a right of oversight over all COCAN 2023 activities, hence the periodic reports it is obliged to send to the Prime Minister, Head of Government, and the Minister for Sport. On this basis, the Prime Minister has issued a decree creating an inter-ministerial committee responsible for setting up the infrastructure. This committee, chaired by the Prime Minister himself, includes, in addition to the Minister in charge of sports, who acts as vice-chairman, all the relevant ministries, as well as the President of FIF and the President of COCAN 2023.

H.E Alassane Ouattara

President of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire

The President of the Republic, His Excellency Alassane Ouattara, has agreed to host the 34th edition of the African Cup of Nations in 2024. From the outset, he has given the project his full and unfailing support.

Adhering to the values of development, cohesion and unity, he considers that the theme of our bid to host the CAN "Côte d'Ivoire, land of integration" reflects our historical, social, sociological and cultural realities. It is also a call for unity and solidarity between African peoples.

A true national project, the President has the support of his entire government, led by Prime Minister Patrick Achi. And more particularly the current Minister of Sports Mr. Danho Paulin.

CAF, as the owner of the competition, has an Organizing Committee which has full control over all actions relating to the event. COCAN 2023 is entirely at its disposal, and is obliged to deliver all sports infrastructures and organizational arrangements six months before the start of the competition.  

The Fédération Ivoirienne de Football (FIF) is an association of Côte d'Ivoire soccer clubs that organizes national competitions and international matches for the various Côte d'Ivoire national teams.

The Côte d'Ivoire national federation was founded in 1960. It has been affiliated to FIFA since 1964 and has been a member of CAF since 1960.

Yacine Idriss Diallo is the head of FIF, having been elected president on April 23, 2022 at an elective general meeting.

He is also Vice Chairman of COCAN 2023 and Chairman of the Marketing and Hospitality, and Telecommunications and Media commissions.