Ongoing renovation at the Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani.

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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) will undertake a two-day inspection of facilities in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) that will be co-hosted by the three East African states.

A CAF delegation is expected in Nairobi today and will assess the preparations put in place thus far by the Pamoja Afcon 2027 team in Thursday and Friday.

What will be the key areas of preparations that the CAF team will be looking at?

📌 What You Need to Know

During the first round of the inspection in February, CAF established that none of the proposed venues for the tournament had met the required standards to stage the championships.

Consequently, CAF outlined key targets that were to be achieved by the three co-hosts in six months’ time.

A fisheye view of Ulinzi Sports Complex in Lang’ata, Nairobi, during its official launch on April 13, 2022.

A CAF presentation during the workshop on “Pamoja Afcon 2027” held in Kampala, Uganda, in April, and seen by Nation Sport, stated that the second inspection will determine whether a venue is cleared to proceed with preparations to stage the tournament or be ruled out.

“August 2026 is the decisive gate – round 2 inspection determines go/no-go for each venue,” read the report.

Read:  CAF officials expected in Nairobi for tour of 2027 Afcon facilities

📰 Source: Nation Africa