State Minister for Sports, Hon. Peter Ogwang together with officials from the National Council of Sports on Thursday unveiled an Egyptian contractor to undertake the construction of Akii-Bua Olympic Stadium in Lira City ahead of the 2027 AFCON tournament.
The move comes barely months after the same minister announced the exclusion of Akii-Bua Stadium from hosting the games. While unveiling the Egyptian Company Samko International, the minister said that the works will be financed by the contractor, with at least $70million being spent in the first phase of work.
The new decision, according to Ogwang, was arrived at on Wednesday after a presidential directive to have Akii-Bua stadium listed among those set to host the AFCON 2027. Uganda won the bid to co-host the 2027 Africa cup of nations alongside Kenya and Tanzania with the government currently inspecting and evaluating the available infrastructure.
