President Museveni receives East Africa’s AFCON bid on deadline day

President Museveni receives the AFCON 2027 bid (courtesy | STATE HOUSE)

AFCON 2027 President Museveni receives East Africa’s AFCON bid on deadline day

Fred Mwambu • 11:22 - 23.05.2023

Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania submitted their bid to host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said that the East Africa joint Africa Cup of Nations 2027 bid will boost business in the region.

Museveni was speaking on Monday as he received the bid officially days after his counterpart from Kenya Dr William Ruto, received his copy.

“I have received Uganda’s AFCON 2027 joint bid with Kenya and Tanzania (EAC Pamoja bid),” Museveni tweeted in a brief statement.

Sports is good for health, entertainment and now, more so business. Therefore, for East Africa to come together to invite the African Cup of Nations here is very good. It will promote our countries and tourism will also increase.

The bid was presented by the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, and State Minister for Sports, Peter Ogwang, who were flanked by the FUFA honcho Moses Magogo and his executive committee members.

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The president did not commit to anything but said that sports is good for health, entertainment and that the tournament could spur tourism and business.

“Sports is good for health, entertainment and now, more so business. Therefore, for East Africa to come together to invite the African Cup of Nations here is very good. It will promote our countries and tourism will also increase.

The bid, dubbed the ‘Pamoja bid’, will face stiff competition from 2023 CHAN hosts Algeria and Egypt, who hosted the 2019 AFCON and this year’s Under-20 AFCON.

Egypt also hosted Uganda Cranes' home match against Tanzania after the country failed to produce a stadium that met the minimum requirements.

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