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AFCON 2027 stadiums: what CAF has confirmed
CAF has not yet named a single stadium as a match venue for 19 June – 17 July 2027. Here is every ground in the conversation, what has actually happened to it, and who says so.
The short answer
No stadium is confirmed. That is CAF’s own position
Nine grounds have been inspected by CAF or proposed by a host government. None has been named as a match venue, and CAF has announced no date by which it will name them.
“Although the stadiums and host cities are yet to be officially confirmed, the tournament already carries huge sporting, cultural and economic significance.”
“CAF will announce the Country that will host the Opening Match and the Final in due course.”
So nobody can tell you today which city your team will play in, how far a hotel is from the stadium, or which country stages the opening match and the final. Anyone who does is guessing.
Confirmed by CAF
CAF has named it as a match venue for the finals.
0 of 14 grounds
Inspected or proposed
CAF has inspected it, or a host government has proposed it. CAF has not confirmed it as a match venue.
9 of 14 grounds
Not confirmed
Named in the media, or given another role by the authorities. Not a match venue today.
5 of 14 grounds
Grounds
Kenya
Every ground named for AFCON 2027 in this country, with the most recent thing that happened to it.
Inspected or proposed
Talanta Sports City
Nairobi
- Capacity:
- 60,000 (Kenya’s Sports Cabinet Secretary, March 2026)
- Build:
- Reported 90–94% complete in August and September 2026, with the pitch laid.
- Latest:
- CAF’s president visited in September 2026 and said he was impressed with the progress.
Kenya has approved renaming it the Raila Odinga International Stadium when it opens.
- CAF: president’s meeting in Nairobi and visits to Talanta and Kasarani (19 September 2026)
- CAF: inspection visits to the PAMOJA countries (11 February 2026)
- Kenya’s Sports Cabinet Secretary to the Senate: which grounds host matches (25 March 2026)
- The Star: Talanta Stadium to be renamed after Raila Odinga (12 December 2025)
Inspected or proposed
Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani
Nairobi
- Capacity:
- 48,000 (Kenyan government, March 2026)
- Build:
- Being renovated by the Kenya Defence Forces; no completion figure published.
- Latest:
- CAF’s president visited in September 2026 and set out the work still to be done.
Not confirmed
Nyayo National Stadium
Nairobi
- Build:
- Renovated: drainage, floodlights, media and dressing-room facilities.
- Latest:
- Kenya told the Senate in March 2026 that it will be a training venue.
CAF inspected it in February 2026, but Kenya has since assigned it a training role. Pages that list it as a match venue are out of date.
Not confirmed
Kipchoge Keino Stadium
Eldoret
- Build:
- Listed among the grounds Kenya planned to renovate.
- Latest:
- Named when Kenya bid, then left out: it is in neither CAF’s inspection programme nor Kenya’s March 2026 designation.
Not confirmed
Afraha Stadium
Nakuru
- Latest:
- Reported in the Kenyan press as being upgraded. Never named for AFCON 2027 by CAF or by the government.
Grounds
Tanzania
Every ground named for AFCON 2027 in this country, with the most recent thing that happened to it.
Inspected or proposed
Benjamin Mkapa Stadium
Dar es Salaam
- Capacity:
- 60,000 (Tanzanian media)
- Build:
- Closed for a six-month renovation: hybrid pitch, seating, VVIP areas. Reported about 95% complete in September 2026.
- Latest:
- Inspected by CAF in February 2026.
Inspected or proposed
Samia Suluhu Hassan Stadium
Arusha · Arusha
- Capacity:
- 30,000 (Tanzanian government figures, September 2026)
- Build:
- Reported 88% complete in September 2026, with its training ground at 60%.
- Latest:
- Inspected by CAF in February 2026.
Inspected or proposed
Amaan Complex
Zanzibar City
- Capacity:
- 15,000 (Media)
- Build:
- Being upgraded.
- Latest:
- As of September 2026 CAF had asked for a formal decision on its role in the tournament.
Inspected or proposed
Fumba Stadium
Fumba, Zanzibar · Zanzibar Sports City
- Capacity:
- 36,500 (Zanzibar’s sports minister, September 2026)
- Build:
- Reported 81% complete in September 2026, targeted for the end of December 2026.
- Latest:
- The one ground CAF itself describes as earmarked, by Tanzania’s organising committee.
Not confirmed
Dodoma Stadium
Dodoma
- Capacity:
- 32,000 (Media)
- Build:
- Under construction.
- Latest:
- Not in CAF’s inspection programme, and no government statement names it as a match venue.
Grounds
Uganda
Every ground named for AFCON 2027 in this country, with the most recent thing that happened to it.
Inspected or proposed
Mandela National Stadium
Kampala · Namboole
- Capacity:
- 45,000–64,125 (Media figures, which disagree)
- Build:
- Final renovation phase began in April 2026: an extension with hospitality areas and a media centre built to CAF’s requirements.
- Latest:
- Inspected by CAF in February 2026.
Inspected or proposed
Hoima City Stadium
Hoima
- Capacity:
- 20,000 (Media)
- Build:
- Built and opened in December 2025.
- Latest:
- Inspected by CAF in February 2026.
Inspected or proposed
Akii Bua Memorial Stadium
Lira
- Capacity:
- 20,000 (Ugandan government figures)
- Build:
- Reported about 82% built in September 2026, with completion expected in early 2027.
- Latest:
- Uganda’s government says it will be ready; the latest report calls it a standby venue.
The weakest case on this page: it rests on government readiness statements, and CAF did not inspect it.
Not confirmed
Hamz Stadium
Kampala · Nakivubo
- Build:
- Rebuilt privately; its pitch was certified for international matches in 2024.
- Latest:
- CAF approved it in 2025 for continental club competitions.
That approval is for club football, not a role at AFCON 2027 — a distinction several sites miss.
Planning
What to book before the venues are known
You do not need the stadium list to plan most of the trip. You need it for the last part, and that part can wait.
Training grounds are not on this page. Kenya has named Nyayo, the Kasarani Annex and the Ulinzi Complex as training venues, and a training ground is not somewhere you can buy a ticket to.
Checked against CAF and the host governments on 26 September 2026. We re-check before every release. Travel updates
Plan around what is known and finish it when CAF publishes
Tell us your team and your departure city. We build the part of the trip that does not depend on the draw, and attach the matches when the venues are named.
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