2027 Africa Cup of Nations

2027 Africa Cup of Nations
  • Kombe la Mataifa ya Afrika 2027
Tournament details
Host countriesKenya
Tanzania
Uganda
Dates19 June – 18 July
Teams24
Venue(s)9 (in 6 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 Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda in June and July 2027. For the first time, the tournament will take place in three countries.

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. This came after CAF president Patrice Motsepe announced that the competition will be zonal oriented so it can be hosted by all the geographic zones of Africa.

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)[A]
 Tanzania 4th 2023 Group stage (1980, 2019, 2023)[A]
 Uganda 8th 2019 Runners-up (1978)[A]
  1. ^ a b c Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda could bring their prior appearances up to respectively 8, 5 and 9 if they qualify for 2025.

Venues

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Kampala
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Dar es Salaam
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Arusha
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Eldoret
Location of the host cities of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations
  • Kenya
  •  1  Eldoret
  •  2  Nairobi
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  • Tanzania
  •  3  Arusha
  •  4  Dar es Salaam
  •  5  Mwanza
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  • Uganda
  •  6  Hoima
  •  7  Kampala

Since the competition will be held in 3 countries, it was reported that each country will host 3 stadiums, for a total of 9, which will be the largest number of venues hosting one edition. Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda each proposed two cities for the tournament.[3]

List of candidate host cities
City Stadium Capacity
Tanzania Arusha Samia Suluhu Hassan Stadium (New) 30,000
Tanzania Dar es Salaam Benjamin Mkapa Stadium 60,000
Chamazi Stadium 10,000
Kenya Eldoret Kipchoge Keino Stadium 10,000
Uganda Hoima Hoima Sports Stadium (New) 20,000
Uganda Kampala Mandela National Stadium 45,202
Nakivubo Stadium 35,000
Tanzania Mwanza CCM Kirumba Stadium 35,000
Kenya Nairobi Moi International Sports Centre 60,000
Nyayo National Stadium 30,000
Talanta Sports Stadium (New) 60,000

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.
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