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Ababu Namwamba: We didn't win 2027 Afcon rights by fluke

Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on September 28, 2023, after arriving from Egypt where Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania were awarded joint hosting rights the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations.


Photo credit: Sila Kiplagat | Nation Media Group

By  Cecil Odongo

Reporter

Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • Namwamba said the three countries will embark on massive infrastructural development to host a "tournament of its kind."

"We didn't win the right to host the African Cup of Nations (Afcon) by fluke. We deserve every chance. Our bid was the best on the table and has elements which translate into a successful tournament."

Those were the words of Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport after arriving in the country on Thursday from Cairo where the CAF Executive Committee awarded Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania the joint hosting rights for the 2027 Cup of Nations on Wednesday.

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