Sports Cabinet Secretary Salim Mvurya (left) with 2027 Africa Cup of Nations Local Organising Committee chairman Nicholas Musonye during a press briefing in Nairobi on August 29, 2025.
Sports Cabinet Secretary Salim Mvurya has announced plans to overhaul the 2024 African Nations Championships (Chan) and 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) Local Organising Committee (LOC).
The committee oversaw the twice postponed 2024 Chan that was co-hosted by Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania and has been organising the 24-nation Afcon that will be held next year in three East African countries.
Speaking during a press conference at Talanta Plaza on Tuesday, Mvurya stated that co-hosting Afcon 2027 with Tanzania and Uganda will come with “higher responsibilities” that will require having a new LOC which is fit enough to manage the task.
The current LOC is chaired by former Cecafa secretary general Nicholas Musonye with FKF president Hussein Mohammed the vice chairman, and businessman Myke Rabar serving as CEO.
Mvurya said the 2027 Afcon LOC will have individuals who will strive to work for Kenya and not profit themselves.
“We are in the process of reconstituting the LOC for Afcon 2027. Even though we know we had a good team during Chan 2024, we require a few changes for Afcon 2027,” Mvurya said.
The 2027 Africa Cup of Nations Local Organising Committee chairman Nicholas Musonye speaks during his visit to Nation Centre in Nairobi on August 19, 2025.
“You know, in some of these leadership responsibilities, there are people who find opportunities to drag actions and decisions. We want those who serve in the LOC to be people who will work for Kenya and demonstrate the spirit, diversity, unity, and passion of Kenya,” Mvurya added.
Mvurya also stated the process will take seven to 10 days and hinted that the government will appoint members from the private sector.
“We want the private sector to take more responsibilities in sports because we are looking at commercialisation of sports in our country. This year the organisation of the WRC Safari Rally was more successful because we gave roles to the private sector. Equally, in football, and other disciplines, we want the private sector to be involved,” Mvurya said.
“We will be reaching out to the private sector and other stakeholders to ensure that we have a formidable team that will profile our country,” the CS said.
On concerns about the likelihood of Kenya's hosting rights being withdrawn due to failure to meet Caf's March 30 deadline of paying the hosting rights fee of Sh3.9 billion, Mvurya gave a strong assurance that the issue will be sorted out in time.
“Kenya will host Afcon. The issue of paying the hosting rights fee is part of the process and we are engaging Parliament and Treasury to ensure Kenya meets the financial obligations of hosting the tournament,” he said.
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