Africa-Press – Gambia. Kenya has confirmed its intentions to submit a joint bid to host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations alongside neighbours Uganda and Tanzania.
WHAT HAPPENED? Kenya’s Senate Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot has confirmed that the newly-elected government intends to submit a bid to co-host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, joining neighbours Tanzania and Uganda who had already expressed their willingness to work together on the same.
WHAT DID THEY SAY? “Part of President William Ruto’s administration plan is to co-host the 2027 Afcon,” Cheruiyot told the Standard as quoted by Business Today.
“Personally, I have talked to the President about this and I’ve pressed on him, the need to ensure that once the CS [Cabinet Secretary] comes into office, he receives the necessary budget allocation to first of all get our stadiums (Nyayo, Kasarani, City and the six regional stadiums that we have been putting up together) up to the international level where we can be able to compete.”
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