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2027 Africa Cup of Nations

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2027 Africa Cup of Nations
  • Kombe la Mataifa ya Afrika 2027
Tournament details
Host countriesKenya
Tanzania
Uganda
DatesJune - July 2027
Teams24
Venue(s)12 (in 10 host cities)
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The 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, also referred to as AFCON 2027 or CAN 2027, is scheduled to be the 36th edition of the biennial African football tournament organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). It will be hosted by Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania in June and July 2027.

This edition of the tournament will be the first ever to be hosted by three different countries, and also the first in 5 decades to be organized in the CECAFA region, since it was hosted by Ethiopia in 1976.

Host selection

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Main article: 2027 Africa Cup of Nations bids

On 7 April 2023, CAF decided to choose the host nations for the 2025 and 2027 editions of the tournament on the same day.[1] On 27 September the same year, CAF announced that the 2027 edition will be hosted by Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.[2]

Bids

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The bids were as follows:

Qualification

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Qualified teams

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The following teams have qualified for this edition of the tournament.

Team Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance 		FIFA ranking
at start of event
 Kenya Co-hosts 27 September 2023 7th 2019 Group stage (1972, 1988, 1990, 1992, 2004, 2019)
 Tanzania 5th 2025 Group stage (1980, 2019, 2023)
 Uganda 9th 2025 Runners-up (1978)

Venues

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10
Uganda
9
Kampala
8
Hoima
7
Zanzibar
6
Dodoma
5
Dar es Salaam
4
Arusha
3
Nairobi
2
Kakamega
1
Eldoret
Location of the host cities of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations
  • Kenya
  •  1  Eldoret
  •  2  Kakamega
  •  3  Nairobi
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  • Tanzania
  •  4  Arusha
  •  5  Dar es Salaam
  •  6  Dodoma
  •  7  Zanzibar
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  • Uganda
  •  8  Hoima
  •  9  Kampala
  •  10  Lira

Since the competition will be held in 3 countries, it was reported that each country would provide 3 stadiums for a total of 9. Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda each initially proposed two cities for the tournament.[3] However, the tournament will likely be hosted in 10 cities across these three countries. The cities are; Nairobi, Eldoret and Kakamega in Kenya as well as Dar es Salaam, Arusha, Dodoma and Zanzibar in Tanzania and also in Kampala, Lira and Hoima in Uganda

List of candidate host cities
City Stadium Capacity
Tanzania Dar es Salaam Benjamin Mkapa Stadium 60,000
Tanzania Arusha Samia Suluhu Hassan Stadium (New) 30,000
Tanzania Dodoma Dodoma Stadium (New) 32,000
Tanzania Zanzibar Amaan Stadium 15,000
Kenya Nairobi Talanta Sports Stadium (New) 60,000
Kenya Kakamega Bukhungu Stadium 25,000
Kenya Eldoret Kipchoge Keino Stadium 15,000[4]
Kenya Nairobi Moi International Sports Centre 55,000
Uganda Hoima Hoima Sports Stadium (New) 20,000
Uganda Lira Akii Bua Stadium (New) 20,000
Uganda Kampala Mandela National Stadium 45,202

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "CAF Executive Committee unanimously supports Morocco's FIFA World Cup 2030 bid". CAFOnline.com. 6 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Tanzania, Uganda & Kenya to host 2027 TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations". CAFOnline.com. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  3. ^ Gachinga, Silvester (19 October 2023). "AFCON 2027 stadiums: All venues in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania". Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  4. ^ http://www.parliament.go.ke/sites/default/files/2024-09/Hansard%20Report%20-%20Wednesday%2C%2025th%20September%202024%20%28P%29.pdf
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