Samson Adamu: CAF promises successful 2027 AFCON

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) acting secretary general Samson Adamu has remained optimistic East Africa will stage a successful 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

After Morocco successfully hosted the 2025 edition, the 36th edition will now be jointly hosted in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, and is scheduled to take place from June 19 to July 18.

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This will mark the first time three East African nations will co-host the continent’s biggest football showpiece, and the first in five decades to be organised in the CECAFA region, since it was hosted by Ethiopia in 1976.

East African can deliver superb AFCON

“We are very confident of what we can deliver and it’s going to be a very successful competition,” said Adamu in Uganda.

“We came on a two-day working visit to dig down into the preparation of the AFCON 2027. Our objective for coming here is to make sure that we align on the priorities, on the framework, on the timeline, and on the execution of the AFCON PAMOJA 2027.”

Adamu added: “It’s three countries that are hosting this competition. It presents a very unique opportunity for us to be able to show AFCON in a completely different light and three really amazing countries, unique in their own sense.

“It’s a regional competition to show East Africa in the best light. Not only a regional competition but it’s one that will show Africa what the region has to offer to the world.”

On the meeting in Uganda, he said: “We had a very closed-door meeting where we aligned on all the priorities, all the execution, the work that needs to be done and we are all aligned on that.

“The operational teams went into all the nitty-gritties of the operations and aligned on the timelines. After two days of work, we are in a very comfortable place.”

AFCON 2027 the best in history

Football Kenya Federation (FKF) President Hussein Mohammed said: “What happens after 2027 will define us. The legacy we leave behind for future generations will be critical. This requires sacrifice, longer hours and commitment beyond personal interests.

“It is an honour to be part of this process. I assure all stakeholders that we will do everything possible to make AFCON 2027 the best in history.”

The edition will be part of the Africa Cup of Nations’ 70th anniversary, and will be the last one to be held in odd-numbered years, as CAF announced in December 2025 that AFCON would become a quadrennial tournament from 2028 onwards.