Government is considering a bid to host the FIFA World Cup following Uganda’s successful joint bid to stage the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations. The revelation was first reported by Parliament Watch.
Dr Kedrace Turyagyenda, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Education and Sports, disclosed the plan while appearing before Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee during scrutiny of the December 2025 Auditor General’s report.
Her comments came after Members of Parliament raised concerns about the low earnings of sports professionals. In response, Dr Turyagyenda said government’s immediate priority remains the completion of sports infrastructure across the country.
She acknowledged the country’s growing population and the excitement generated by Uganda’s success in athletics, including gold medals that have elevated the profile of local sportsmen and women. However, she stressed that long term investment in infrastructure is key.
“However, the big plan of infrastructure development is to develop other stadia in other regions and I think we will keep pushing for what you have just mentioned, that we now get bigger stadia, which are more than 45,000. So that eventually, we should bid for it, if we are given a World Cup, then we have stadia to run. I think we are already thinking about bidding for the World Cup because we are now going to have at least three stadia that we think can be looked at,” Dr Turyagyenda said.
Uganda is currently preparing to co host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, a tournament that has accelerated upgrades and construction of major sporting facilities.
Globally, FIFA has already confirmed hosts for the next two editions of the men’s World Cup.
In 2025, all 211 FIFA Member Associations convened at an Extraordinary FIFA Congress and appointed Morocco, Portugal and Spain as joint hosts of the 2030 tournament, with centenary celebration matches set for Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. The 2034 edition is expected to be staged by Saudi Arabia.
With 2030 and 2034 allocated, attention will eventually turn to subsequent cycles, and Ugandan officials appear keen to position the country as a future contender once infrastructure targets are met.
