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Speaking in a Radio Generation interview on Tuesday, Akonnor said football had been part of his life from childhood, starting with school football before progressing through Ghana’s youth national teams
CAF’s Executive Committee has confirmed support for FIFA President Gianni Infantino as the dispute over FIFA governance and World Cup proposals intensifies. The vote math—and divisions beyond Europe—could decide where support shifts.
The seven locally based players reportedly disappeared in South Africa around April 2026, refusing to return home after the 2027 AFCON qualification matches against Eswatini.
Morocco were declared the winners of the 2025 Afcon tournament when the Confederation of African Football (Caf) overturned the result of January's final.
During a CAF inspection in February, Kenya presented three key stadium projects, all located in Nairobi, as the report revealed on Thursday evening, highlighting critical gaps even as Kenya prepares to co-host the 2027 tournament with Tanzania and Uganda.
The Principal Secretary in the State Department for Sports Elijah Mwangi said on Sunday that there was adequate time provided by CAF to Kenya to comply with key requirements chief among them the payment of Sh3.9 billion as requisite hosting fee.
Speaking on Wednesday from Dakar, the Secretary General of the Senegalese FA, Abdoulaye Seydou Sow, told the public broadcaster Radiodiffusion Télévision Sénégalaise that the ruling was a shame for Africa. He insisted that Senegal would not back down and that the trophy is going nowhere.
The committee, chaired by Webuye West MP Hon. Dan Wanyama, dismissed the ministry’s proposal to raise the budget from Sh3.5 billion to Sh5 billion, calling the explanation insufficient.
Kenya is building a new 10,000-seat, Sh850m Thika Stadium, set for completion by year-end, to boost local sport, protect traders’ livelihoods and serve as a potential AFCON 2027 training venue.
Kenya is doubling down on the stadium’s readiness, determined that its flagship venue will meet the exacting standards of CAF and FIFA.
Kenya says it would support delaying AFCON 2027 to 2028, citing election-year security risks, stadium upgrades and fan controls as CAF inspectors assess East Africa’s readiness to co-host.
Nicholas Musonye, chairman of the Local Organising Committee, has urged stakeholders and fans to keep perspective as the upgrades gather pace.