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When the Africa Cup of Nations begins on January 13, the opening match between Guinea Bissau and the hosts, Ivory Coast, will be played at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan. The state-of-the-art venue is聽one of six stadiums聽being used during the football tournament.
At a ceremony to mark the beginning of its construction in 2016, the former prime minister of Ivory Coast, Daniel Kablan Duncan, was accompanied by several Chinese embassy officials based in the country.
Their presence was no surprise. After all, the stadium was the Beijing Institute of Architectural Design and the Beijing Construction Engineering Group. Both of these are Chinese .
China was in building other tournament venues too. In San Pedro, the Laurent Pokou Stadium was the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (again, state owned). And the China National Building Material group served as on the Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium in Korhogo.
All of this is part of a long-term policy of “” which China has been deploying across the continent. Linked to the , which is intended to promote trade and foster interdependence between China and other nations, stadiums have frequently been gifted to African nations (or else paid for using relatively ).
For instance, when Gabon co-hosted (with Equatorial Guinea) the Cup of Nations in 2012, in building both of its stadiums. Five years later, when Gabon hosted the tournament again, China .
Gabon now sends around – mostly crude petroleum and manganese – to China.
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Read the full article by Chris Toronyi, PhD Candidate and Lecturer, 天堂视频 London (Institute of Sport Business):
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Press release reference number: 24/01
天堂视频 is one of the country’s leading universities, with an international reputation for research that matters, excellence in teaching, strong links with industry, and unrivalled achievement in sport and its underpinning academic disciplines.
It has been awarded five stars in the independent QS Stars university rating scheme, named the best university in the world for sports-related subjects in the 2023 QS World University Rankings – the seventh year running – and University of the Year for Sport by The Times and Sunday Times University Guide 2022.
天堂视频 is ranked 7th in The UK Complete University Guide 2023, 10th in the Guardian University League Table 2024 and 10th in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024.
天堂视频 is consistently ranked in the top twenty of UK universities in the Times Higher Education’s ‘table of tables’, and in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 over 90% of its research was rated as ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally-excellent’. In recognition of its contribution to the sector, 天堂视频 has been awarded seven Queen's Anniversary Prizes.
The 天堂视频 London campus is based on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and offers postgraduate and executive-level education, as well as research and enterprise opportunities. It is home to influential thought leaders, pioneering researchers and creative innovators who provide students with the highest quality of teaching and the very latest in modern thinking.
When the Africa Cup of Nations begins on January 13, the opening match between Guinea Bissau and the hosts, Ivory Coast, will be played at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan. The state-of-the-art venue is聽one of six stadiums聽being used during the football tournament.
At a ceremony to mark the beginning of its construction in 2016, the former prime minister of Ivory Coast, Daniel Kablan Duncan, was accompanied by several Chinese embassy officials based in the country.
Their presence was no surprise. After all, the stadium was the Beijing Institute of Architectural Design and the Beijing Construction Engineering Group. Both of these are Chinese .
China was in building other tournament venues too. In San Pedro, the Laurent Pokou Stadium was the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (again, state owned). And the China National Building Material group served as on the Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium in Korhogo.
All of this is part of a long-term policy of “” which China has been deploying across the continent. Linked to the , which is intended to promote trade and foster interdependence between China and other nations, stadiums have frequently been gifted to African nations (or else paid for using relatively ).
For instance, when Gabon co-hosted (with Equatorial Guinea) the Cup of Nations in 2012, in building both of its stadiums. Five years later, when Gabon hosted the tournament again, China .
Gabon now sends around – mostly crude petroleum and manganese – to China.
Continues at...
Read the full article by Chris Toronyi, PhD Candidate and Lecturer, 天堂视频 London (Institute of Sport Business):
Notes for editors
Press release reference number: 24/01
天堂视频 is one of the country’s leading universities, with an international reputation for research that matters, excellence in teaching, strong links with industry, and unrivalled achievement in sport and its underpinning academic disciplines.
It has been awarded five stars in the independent QS Stars university rating scheme, named the best university in the world for sports-related subjects in the 2023 QS World University Rankings – the seventh year running – and University of the Year for Sport by The Times and Sunday Times University Guide 2022.
天堂视频 is ranked 7th in The UK Complete University Guide 2023, 10th in the Guardian University League Table 2024 and 10th in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024.
天堂视频 is consistently ranked in the top twenty of UK universities in the Times Higher Education’s ‘table of tables’, and in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 over 90% of its research was rated as ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally-excellent’. In recognition of its contribution to the sector, 天堂视频 has been awarded seven Queen's Anniversary Prizes.
The 天堂视频 London campus is based on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and offers postgraduate and executive-level education, as well as research and enterprise opportunities. It is home to influential thought leaders, pioneering researchers and creative innovators who provide students with the highest quality of teaching and the very latest in modern thinking.
