President William Ruto receives a T-shirt from the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) President Patrice Motsepe at State House, Nairobi. Prreident Ruto said that Kenya will be ready to co-host the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in 2027. He said that preparations of our three stadia - renovation of Kasarani and Nyayo and construction of the brand new Talanta Sports City Stadium are progressing well. Prsident Ruto said that Kasarani and Nyayo will be ready by the end of this year for African Nations Championships 2025, while Talanta Sports City Stadium will be completed by December 2025 for AFCON 2027. Mr Mostsepe expressed satisfaction with the preparations of AFCON. Photo| PCS 16 /9/2024
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) president, Patrice Motsepe, has dismissed speculation that the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals to be co-hosted by Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania will be postponed.
Speaking to the media on Friday in Dar es Salaam after chairing a CAF Executive Committee meeting, Motsepe termed the allegations “totally unfounded.”
“The last few days I have seen a lot of media speculation that there was an allegation that I’m here to tell Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda that I’m taking Afcon because they are not ready. That is totally unfounded,” said Motsepe. He expressed confidence that the three East African countries will stage a hugely successful tournament.
Motsepe said that the tournament will neither be rescheduled, nor be taken to another country.
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