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| Tournament details | |
| Host countries | Kenya Tanzania Uganda |
| Dates | June – July 2027 |
| Teams | 24 |
| Venue(s) | 9 (in 6 host cities) |
The 2027 Africa Cup of Nations , also referred to as AFCON 2027 or CAN 2027, is scheduled to be the 36th edition of the biennial African football tournament organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). It will be hosted by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda in June and July 2027.
This edition of the tournament will be the first ever to be hosted by three different countries, and also the first in 5 decades to be organized in the CECAFA region, since it was hosted by Ethiopia in 1976. This came after CAF president Patrice Motsepe announced that the competition will be zonal oriented so it can be hosted by all the geographic zones of Africa.
On 7 April 2023, CAF decided to choose the host nations for the 2025 and 2027 editions of the tournament on the same day. [1] On 27 September the same year, CAF announced that the 2027 edition will be hosted by Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. [2]
The bids were as follows:
The following teams have qualified for this edition of the tournament.
| Team | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA ranking at start of event |
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 Kenya | Co-hosts | 27 September 2023 | 7th | 2019 | Group stage (1972, 1988, 1990, 1992, 2004, 2019) | |
 Tanzania | 4th | 2023 | Group stage (1980, 2019, 2023) | |||
 Uganda | 8th | 2019 | Runners-up (1978) |
Since the competition will be held in 3 countries, it was reported that each country will host 3 stadiums, for a total of 9, which will be the largest number of venues hosting one edition. Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda each proposed two cities for the tournament. [3]
| Nairobi | Dar es Salaam | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Moi International Stadium | Nyayo National Stadium | Benjamin Mkapa Stadium | Chamazi Stadium |
| Capacity: 60,000 | Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 60,000 | Capacity: 10,000 |
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| Mwanza | |||
| CCM Kirumba Stadium | |||
| Capacity: 35,000 | |||
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| Kampala | Hoima | Eldoret | |
| Mandela National Stadium | Nakivubo Stadium | Hoima Sports Stadium | Kipchoge Keino Stadium |
| Capacity: 45,202 | Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 10,000 |
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Talanta Sports Stadium, 60,000 seats, Nairobi, Kenya Samia Suluhu Hassan Stadium, 30,000 seats, Arusha, Tanzania.
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Notes: The 2021 and 2023 tournaments were actually held in 2022 and 2024 respectively. • There were no 1957 and 1959 qualifications as places were given by invitation only. • The "finals" articles for 1959 and 1976 are about the decisive matches of final group stages.  Football in Africaportal | |
