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Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda are set to bid to host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations.<\/span><\/p>\n The three East African neighbours have submitted a joint expression of interest with the Confederation of African Football (Caf), the governing body that organises the biennial tournament.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Three other nations have also registered interest – Algeria, Botswana and Egypt.<\/span><\/p>\n Egypt hosted Afcon as recently as 2019, while earlier this year Algeria hosted the African Nations Championship (Chan) – the pan-continental tournament for locally-based players – meaning those two countries are unlikely to struggle when it comes to infrastructure requirements.<\/span><\/p>\n However, it is unclear how much investment will be needed to allow either Botswana’s or the joint East African bid to succeed.<\/span><\/p>\n Until last week, Botswana’s bid was also due to be a joint one, <\/span>but Namibia dropped out at the last minute, citing financial concerns.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Kenya has just one stadium approved for international games by Caf, the Nyayo National Stadium in its capital Nairobi.<\/span><\/p>\n The country was stripped of the right to host the 2018 Chan just four months before the finals because several venues were not ready.<\/span><\/p>\n In December, the Kenyan government <\/span>released a statement about its prospective 2027 bid<\/span><\/a> revealing its cabinet had “sanctioned the revitalisation of football as a key cog of our nation’s social fabric” in a bid “to revive the prospects of Kenyan football”.<\/span><\/p>\n “This national effort will encompass the rebuilding of the national men’s team and women’s team,” the statement added.<\/span><\/p>\n The four bids now have until 23 May to submit final official plans before inspection visits in June and July.<\/span><\/p>\n Caf is yet to make a decision on who will host the 2025 Afcon, having <\/span>stripped Guinea of the right in October due to insufficient preparation.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n