“We have now achieved lots to have AFCON held in east Africa, and our dedication stays to have AFCON in east Africa,” Motsepe stated.
The 2027 Africa Cup of Nations will go forward as deliberate in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, the Confederation of African Soccer stated on Friday.
CAF president Patrice Motsepe denied press stories that the competitors may very well be postponed to 2028 as a result of Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania weren’t but able to host the match.
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“We have now achieved lots to have AFCON held in east Africa, and our dedication stays to have AFCON in east Africa,” Motsepe stated after a CAF govt committee assembly.
“I consider we are going to maintain a really profitable AFCON among the many three nations.
“CAF will work carefully with the host nations to make sure each facet of the match — from infrastructure to logistics — meet the best requirements.”
No dates have been set for the match however CAF has picked the months of June and July, simply earlier than the Kenyan normal elections in August.
Nicholas Musonye, chair of the Kenyan native organising committee, had prompt suspending the match to 2028 as a consequence of “the unstable environment round these elections”.
He warned that “safety wouldn’t be assured for such a giant competitors because the Africa Cup of Nations”.
Motsepe stated that CAF would proceed to spend money on the coaching and improvement of referees and VAR officers to make sure the integrity of African soccer stays a precedence.
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The officiating got here underneath scrutiny on the 2025 AFCON in Morocco, particularly within the closing between the hosts and Senegal during which the Senegalese staged a walk-off over a penalty determination earlier than occurring to win the title.
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