CAF has, for the last two days, held a workshop with host nations of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations in Kampala, Uganda, aimed at streamlining processes ahead of the coveted tournament.
The CAF inspection report of February highlighted several gaps from the hosts, and thus, the need to come up with a detailed work plan on how some of the items will be delivered was important.
With Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda racing against time to put in place the required infrastrucuture in place, CAF thought it wise to engage the hosts and draw a delivery plan for the remaining period.
Samson Adamu, the acting CAF General Secretary, stated that the workshop was aimed at checking on the progress of the preparations for the three host nations.
“The two-day working visit in Kampala, Uganda, was to dig into the preparations from AFCON PAMOJA 2027 host countries; Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. It was to set priorities with timeliness and perfect executions with the remaining months,” Adamu remarked.
From the workshop, CAF issued a detailed work plan that will be followed insofar as infrastructure delivery is concerned.
Infrastructure Delivery Calendar – Key Milestones
May-July 2026: Progress Acceleration – Weekly Local Organising Committee Updates – CAF Inspection Advisory
August 2026: CAF Round Two inspection – Go/No-go decision per venue – Bottlenecks list issued
September – December 2026: Remediation Phase: Bottleneck resolution: Framework Submission
January – March 2027: Operational Testing: Test matches, System validation and full venue lockdown
April – May: Final certification: Competition authority issued per venue (Tournament ready)
AFCON 2027 is expected to run between 19th June 2027 and 18th July 2027.
