David GOMBE
The Uganda authorities has confirmed that it’s going to present FUFA funds for Uganda Cranes and enhance at FUFA Kadiba Stadium ahead of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations that may be co-hosted by Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.
In response to the latest developments, FUFA will get hold of Shs17.7Bn for every Kadiba upgrades and Uganda Cranes.
The federal authorities has allotted Shs12.55Bn for Uganda Cranes preparations aimed ahead of the AFCON 2027 showpiece.
The other funds may be for the enhance of FUFA Kadiba Stadium as a Teaching Facility for AFCON-2027.
Dennis Mugimba confirmed that President of Uganda Yoweri Kaguta Museveni authorised additional funding of Shs905Bn in route of meeting vital inter-sectoral funding and administrative requirements for AFCON 2027.
It should be well-known that In 2024, the Cabinet authorised an allocation of Ugx. 1.35 trillion for the infrastructural, logistical, and operational costs of preparations for the co-hosting CHAN-2024 in August 2025 and AFCON-2027. This decide included price of USD13 million and USD30 million to CAF as explicit individual co-host obligatory dedication costs for CHAN-2024 and AFCON-2027 respectively.
Within the meantime, Uganda shall have two primary opponents stadiums that’s Mandela Nationwide Stadium (Namboole) in Kira Municipality, Wakiso District and Hoima Metropolis Stadium in Hoima Metropolis.
The opponents of the infrastructure for AFCON: that’s, the two opponents stadiums and their attendant eight (8) Teaching Companies must be full by January 2027 –that’s, 9 (9) months from within the current day.
