Tanzania's AFCON 2027 stadiums: Arusha's new stadium now costs 338.54 billion shillings

The contract for the 32,500-seat Samia Suluhu Hassan Stadium in Arusha has risen from an original 187 billion shillings to 338.54 billion shillings, about US$128.2 million, after the scope changed for AFCON 2027. The Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium in Dar es Salaam is being refurbished for about 39 billion shillings, and the Fumba Stadium in Zanzibar is being built by Turkey's Orkun Group for about 400 billion shillings.

Why it matters

Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania are spending hundreds of millions of dollars on venues ahead of the tournament in June 2027.

Source: Daily News via AllAfrica · 5 November 2026

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