The Sports, Culture and Heritage Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba has reiterated Kenya’s commitment in completing the renovation of its major stadiums whether or not Kenya gets the nod to host the 2027 African Cup of Nations.
Hon. Namwamba was speaking at the Kasarani Stadium after meeting a delegation from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) who were in the country for an inspection tour of the country’s facilities.
“We’ve an occasion to provide details for the plan of refurbishing the three facilities we’ve proposed as venues. In the interest of time and other resources, we’re going to refurbish the existing facilities other than setting up new ones so to maximize utility of what we already have,” CS Nambwamba said.
According to the CS, the Government had rolled out a well-outlined plan of refurbishing the facilities and have provided the details of the infrastructural and architectural plans.
“With or without AFCON, we’re determined to renovate our sporting facilities. We want to bid for other World competitions and we’ll keep on attracting these top- level events,” Nambwamba added.
Moi Kasarani Sports Centre, Nyayo National Stadium and Kipchoge Keino in Eldoret are among the stadia Kenya listed to host the AFCON competition.