Tanzania targets 99 percent completion of AFCON 2027 infrastructure by December

NAMPA / Xinhua

2026-09-24

DAR ES SALAAM, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- Tanzania is targeting 99 percent completion of major infrastructure for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations by December, said a senior official on Thursday. Tanzania's Minister for Information, Culture, Arts and Sports Paul Makonda told journalists in Dar es Salaam that the preparations are progressing at various venues, with some training grounds in the northern city of Arusha already planted with grass. In D......

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