Talanta Sports City stadium when President William Ruto accompanied by Sports CS Salim Mvurya visited the facility on April 11, 2025. [Ministry of Sports, Standard]
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Kenya will spend over Sh57 billion on the construction and renovation of stadiums ahead of the 2024 African Nations Championship (Chan) and 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) with Talanta Sports City stadium costing Sh44.4 billion.
The delayed tournament involving locally-based players which Kenya will co-host with Uganda and Tanzania on August 2-30 this year will act as a dry run for the 2027 Afcon to be staged by the three East African nations. Chan was initially supposed to be held in February but postponed to August due to the hosting nations' unpreparedness.
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