Kenya will spend Ksh47 billion to build and upgrade stadia ahead of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) and Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals, Mozzart Sport can reveal.CHAN 2024 will be held in August this year, while the Africa Cup of Nations finals will be held in 2027.Zico unaware of his replacement as Gor Mahia coachAccording to budget estimates by Sports Kenya, the renovation of Kasarani is supposed to cost Ksh2.4 billion while the upgrading of Nyayo will cost Ksh1.2 billion.Kipchoge Keino Stadium in Eldoret will cost Ksh2.2 billion to construct. The construction of the stadium was launched slightly over two weeks ago by President William Ruto.##NAJAVA_MECA_8674437##Another Ksh1 billion will be used to upgrade four training grounds all based in Nairobi.They include; Ulinzi Sports Complex, Kenya Police grounds, and new training grounds being constructed at Kasarani Annex.The new Talanta Sports City Stadium will cost Ksh40 billion.EXCLUSIVE: Gor Mahia set to appoint Croatian head coachA source privy to the details said the final cost of construction and refurbishment may reach beyond Ksh50 billion as other works have been included after publishing the budget estimates.“The Ksh47 billion is just the initial cost but since then some other expenses have been added to meet Confederation of African Football (CAF) standards and so Kenya may end up spending more than Ksh50 billion once all works are done,” said our source.##NAJAVA_MECA_8681229##The source pointed out that all training grounds have to be made exactly like the stadium to give teams the same match conditions they will experience.The Sports, Arts and Social Development Fund (SASDF) is funding most of the refurbishment but it is not clear where the Ksh40 billion to construct Talanta Stadium is coming from.Ugandan defender reveals lofty ambitions after finalising transfer to TuskerThe military is supervising the construction of Talanta Stadium which is being undertaken by China Road and Bridge Construction Company. It is the same company that constructed the Nairobi Expressway three years ago.Talanta Stadium and Kasarani will host group matches during the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations. Nyayo Stadium will be converted to a training ground for teams.##NAJAVA_MECA_8681264##Both tournaments will be played in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania making it the first time the tourneys have been hosted by three countries.
