Hon. Balaam Barugahara has stirred public debate after praising Hoima City Stadium as Uganda's finest sports facility. The minister said the newly constructed AFCON 2027 venue is a state-of-the-art stadium capable of attracting international teams and transforming sports development in the Bunyoro sub-region.
Government is set to hand Namboole back to the UPDF Engineering Brigade for a $60 million second-phase remodel after CAF flagged fresh gaps, piling pressure on Uganda’s AFCON 2027 preparations.
After winning the right to co-host AFCON 2027, Uganda is thinking even bigger. Government officials have disclosed long-term ambitions to eventually bid for a FIFA World Cup, with infrastructure development at the center of the strategy.