AFCON 2027 to be staged in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania

It is now official the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2027 will be staged jointly in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.

The Pamoja Bid, representing Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania was this afternoon announced as having been successful by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

CAF announced the winners of the bids for the 2025 and 2027 AFCON edition after an executive meeting chaired by the President, Patrice Motsepe held in Cairo, Egypt today.

While Morocco was awarded hosting rights for the AFCON 2025, the Pamoja bid won the AFCON 2027 hosting right.

Wallace Karia, President of the Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) and also President of the Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) said he was so happy that finally AFCON will come to East Africa. ” We thank the governments of the three countries and all the people who have contributed to the Pamoja bid winning, ” added Karia.

Presidents of the Uganda FA and Kenya FA, Moses Hassim Magogo and Nick Mwendwa respectively were also in attendance during the announcement of the bid winners in Cairo. Thomas Tayebwa, the Deputy Speaker of Parliament in Uganda also attended.

Besides the Pamoja bid, the other countries that were vying for the privilege to host AFCON 2027 included; Algeria, Egypt, Senegal and Botswana. But in the last few days Algeria announced their withdrawal.

The other nations in the CECAFA Zone that have hosted the AFCOn before include ; Sudan (1959, 1970) and Ethiopia in 1962 and 1968.