Adedokun Waliyu 
The Confederation of African Football has announced that the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations will take place from June 19 to July 17.
The tournament will be jointly hosted by Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania, marking the first time the competition will be staged across three nations. However, CAF has not yet announced which country will host the opening match or the final.
The dates were approved by the FIFA Council during a meeting in Vancouver, Canada, following earlier concerns about the readiness of the host nations. CAF President Patrice Motsepe expressed confidence that the tournament would be successfully organised and confirmed efforts to avoid postponing it to 2028.
This edition will also mark the return of AFCON to East Africa for the first time since the 1976 tournament held in Ethiopia.
Motsepe stated that CAF remains committed to delivering a successful competition in the region, highlighting the significance of bringing the tournament back to East Africa after several decades.
