Uganda welcomes a senior delegation from Confederation of African Football (CAF) that arrives on Tuesday for key strategic meetings.
The two-day meetings are in line with the country’s readiness to co-host Africa Cup of Nations 2027 alongside Kenya and Tanzania.
The meetings will focus on reviewing progress and setting delivery priorities for the next phase of preparations for the tournament.
These engagements will bring together representatives from the governemts of respective host nations, actiing CAF General Secretary Samson Adamu, and senior CAF officials from departments including Competitions, Commercial, Broadcasting, Safety and Security, and Finance.
CAF earlier released an inspection report in February revealing gaps in the Country’s readiness, but Government has since moved to close the gaps.
Government committed Shs905 billion towards AFCON preparations, targeting key sectors including infrastructure, transport, health, and hospitality.
Forexample; Shs213.76 billion has been earmarked to work on the roads near the hosting venues, Shs184.9 billion has been allocated for the construction of a passenger terminal at Kabalega Airport, Shs56.2 billion has been allocated for the remodeling and upgrade of Mandela National Stadium while Hoima City stadium is still within the defect liability period.
CAF said that the meetings reflect the shared commitment between the continental football football body and the three host nations to work closely together so as the AFCON 2027 becomes a success.
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