2027 Africa Cup of Nations
36th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations
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The 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, also referred to as AFCON 2027 or CAN 2027, and for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations PAMOJA 2027,[a] will be the 36th edition of the African football tournament organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) as a biennial tournament. It will be hosted by Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania from 19 June to 17 July 2027.
Tanzania
Uganda
This edition of the tournament will be the first to be hosted by three countries, and the first in five decades to be organised in the CECAFA region, since it was hosted by Ethiopia in 1976.
This event is part of the Africa Cup of Nations' 70th anniversary. It will also 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.
Morocco are the defending champions after being awarded the 2025 title after an appeal and as Senegal abandoned the final. An appeal at the TAS is still ongoing.
Host selection
Qualification
Qualified teams
Qualifying matches will be played during FIFA international windows in March 2026 (preliminary round), September/October 2026 (matchdays 1–4), and November 2026 (matchdays 5–6). The draw was broadcast live on CAF’s official digital platforms and through its broadcast partners.[4]
| Team | Qualification method | Date of qualification | Appearance(s) | Previous best performance[b] | WR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Last | Streak | |||||
 Kenya |
Co-hosts | 27 September 2023 | 7th | 1972 | 2019 | 1 | Group stage (1972, 1988, 1990, 1992, 2004, 2019) | TBD |
 Tanzania |
5th | 1980 | 2025 | 3 | Round of 16 (2025) | TBD | ||
 Uganda |
9th | 1962 | 2 | Runners-up (1978) | TBD | |||
Venues
Since the competition will be jointly hosted by three countries, it was initially reported that each host nation would provide three stadiums, bringing the total number of venues to nine. Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda each proposed two host cities during the early planning stages of the tournament.[5]
Subsequent planning discussions indicated that the tournament could be staged across a broader geographic footprint, with up to ten host cities in total. However, in Kenya, Nairobi now remains the only proposed host city after the exclusion of Eldoret and Kakamega. Tanzania is expected to host matches in the cities of Dar es Salaam, Arusha and Zanzibar while Uganda has put forward Kampala and Hoima as potential venues.
| City | Stadium | Capacity | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dar es Salaam |
Benjamin Mkapa Stadium | 60,000 |  |
| Arusha |
Samia Suluhu Hassan Stadium | 30,000 (new) |
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| Zanzibar |
Amaan Stadium | 35,000 |  |
| Nairobi |
Raila Odinga International Stadium | 60,000 (new) |
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| Moi International Sports Centre | 55,000 (after renovation) |
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| Nyayo National Stadium | 30,000 |  | |
| Kakamega |
Bukhungu Stadium | 25,000 | |
| Hoima |
Hoima City Stadium | 20,000 (new) |
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| Lira |
Akii Bua Stadium | 20,000 (new) |
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| Kampala |
Mandela National Stadium | 64,125 (after renovation) |
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