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2027 Africa Cup of Nations

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2027 Africa Cup of Nations
  • Kombe la Mataifa ya Afrika 2027
Tournament details
Host countriesKenya
Tanzania
Uganda
Dates19 June – 17 July
Teams24
VenueTBD (in TBD host cities)
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The 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, also referred to as AFCON 2027 or CAN 2027, will be the 36th edition of the African football tournament organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) as a biennial tournament. It will be hosted by Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania from 19 June to 17 July 2027.

This edition of the tournament will be the first to be hosted by three countries, and the first in five decades to be organised in the CECAFA region, since it was hosted by Ethiopia in 1976.

This event is part of the Africa Cup of Nations' 70th anniversary. It will also be the last one to be held in odd-numbered years, as CAF announced in December 2025 that AFCON would become a quadrennial tournament from 2028 onwards.

Morocco are the defending champions after being controversially awarded the 2025 title after an appeal and despite Senegal originally winning 1–0 in the final.

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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Main article: 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Qualifying matches will be played during FIFA international windows in March 2026 (preliminary round), September/October 2026 (matchdays 1–4), and November 2026 (matchdays 5–6). The draw was broadcast live on CAF’s official digital platforms and through its broadcast partners.[3]

Team Qualification method Date of qualification Appearance(s) Previous best performance[a] WR
Total First Last Streak
 Kenya Co-hosts 27 September 2023 7th 1972 2019 1 Group stage (1972, 1988, 1990, 1992, 2004, 2019) TBD
 Tanzania 5th 1980 2025 3 Round of 16 (2025) TBD
 Uganda 9th 1962 2 Runners-up (1978) TBD

Venues

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Kampala
Kampala
Hoima
Hoima
Zanzibar
Zanzibar
Dodoma
Dodoma
Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam
Arusha
Arusha
Nairobi
Nairobi
Kakamega
Kakamega
Eldoret
Eldoret
Kenya
Tanzania
Uganda
Locations of the host cities of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations

Since the competition will be jointly hosted by three countries, it was initially reported that each host nation would provide three stadiums, bringing the total number of venues to nine. Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda each proposed two host cities during the early planning stages of the tournament.[4]

Subsequent planning discussions indicated that the tournament could be staged across a broader geographic footprint, with up to ten host cities in total. However, in Kenya, Nairobi now remains the only proposed host city after the exclusion of Eldoret and Kakamega. Tanzania is expected to host matches in the cities of Dar es Salaam, Arusha and Zanzibar while Uganda has put forward Kampala and Hoima as potential venues.


List of candidate host cities
City Stadium Capacity Image
Tanzania Dar es Salaam Benjamin Mkapa Stadium 60,000
Tanzania Arusha Samia Suluhu Hassan Stadium (New) 30,000
Tanzania Zanzibar Zanzibar Fumba Stadium 35,000
Kenya Nairobi Raila Odinga International Stadium (New) 60,000
Moi International Sports Centre 55,000
Nyayo National Stadium 30,000
Kenya Kakamega Bukhungu Stadium 25,000
Uganda Hoima Hoima City Stadium (New) 20,000
Uganda Lira Akii Bua Stadium (New) 20,000
Uganda Kampala Mandela National Stadium 64,125

Notes

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  1. ^ Bold text indicates they hosted that edition.

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. ^ Orevba, Babajide (18 November 2025). "CAF Announces New Format for AFCON Qualifiers As Super Eagles Fail to Qualify for World Cup - Legit.ng". Legit.ng. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  4. ^ Gachinga, Silvester (19 October 2023). "AFCON 2027 stadiums: All venues in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania". Retrieved 19 October 2023.
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