AFCON 2027: Why CAF Officials Will Visit Kenya Earlier Than Planned

Kenya has invited officials from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for an inspection tour of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations facilities (AFCON 2027) next month.

East Africa is looking to host a great tournament after Morocco set the bar high during AFCON 2025 and Kenya is in a race against time to get facilities needed on time.

One of those is the 60,000-seater Talanta Stadium, which is currently under construction, with 85 per cent of work done, and to avoid running into headwinds when the work is complete, Kenya has opted to invite CAF officials early to provide any other details that might have been missed.

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“To ensure full compliance with the CAF and FIFA laid-out standards during the stadium construction and rehabilitation, the CS said a delegation of CAF officials will be invited to Kenya next month to validate the works done,” read a statement from the Ministry of Sports.

Besides Talanta, Kasarani Stadium is the other host venue earmarked for AFCON 2027 matches in Kenya while Nyayo Stadium, Ulinzi Complex and Kasarani Annex will be among the other training facilities in the country.

Rehabilitation work is already underway at Kasarani and Nyayo stadiums which are set to be closed so that the contractor has ample time to complete the job.

“We have decided to invite CAF in advance to review with us the progress and offer other suggestions they want while the contractor is still on the ground so that we incorporate those ideas into the construction works,” said Sports Cabinet Secretary Salim Mvurya.

Mvurya, alongside his Defence counterpart Soipan Tuya, led a government delegation that also included Principal Secretaries Elijah Mwangi (Sports) and Dr Patrick Mariru (Defence) among other officials for an extensive tour of Talanta Stadium on Tuesday.