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Uganda, Tanzania measure progress to be made before hosting 2027 AFCON

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Uganda's defender Aziz Kayondo and Tanzania's midfielder Haji Mnoga clash during the Africa Cup of Nations Group C match at Al Medina Stadium in Rabat on December 27, 2025. [SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP]

Uganda and Tanzania will co-host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations with neighbours Kenya and the countries are getting a sense of how much progress they must still make on the pitch at the ongoing edition in Morocco.

The East African nations have long struggled to compete with the major continental powers and both face early elimination from this AFCON in decisive group games on Tuesday.

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