PHOTO Chinese build the hottest stadium in Africa »costs 100 million euros more than national arena and will be ready in record time
Cezar Tistor article – published Wednesday, April 16, 2025, 17:21 / Updated Wednesday, April 16, 2025 17:21
“Talata Sports Stadium” is a stadium under construction in Nairobi, the capital of Kenyi, to be used for the Africa Cup of 2027, organized by Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya. It will have a capacity of 60,000 seats and will be intended exclusively for football and rugby, without a runway, although the tracks will be built in the immediate vicinity of the stadium.
The construction is made by the Chinese corporation for roads and bridges, a subsidiary of the Chinese construction and communications company – a Chinese congress and construction conglomerate, multinational, listed on the stock exchange and mostly owned by the state. The works started on March 1, 2024, and the reception is scheduled earlier than anticipated: at the end of this year.
Photo gallery. “Talata Sports Stadium”, under construction
William Ruto, President Kenyey, expressed his satisfaction with the progress made in the construction of the Talata Sports City complex, in the perspective of hosting the Africa Cup final of 2027. He said that 3,300 workers were employed on the stadium site, of which 2,000 works during the day, and 1,300, and 1,300, and 1,300, and 1,300 to ensure that the established term is respected.
“At this rate, Talata Sports City, which will have a football field, an athletics field outside the stadium and training spaces for rugby, will be ready until December 2025,” the president said during a site visit last Friday.
304 millionThe euro is the necessary investment for the Nairobi stadium.
Ruto also stressed that investments in physical infrastructure, including accessible homes, modern markets and special economic areas, have already generated 250,000 jobs throughout the country. “This is how we will build this nation – using the knowledge, skills and expertise of our young people, ”he said.
He stated that the arena will be completed before the end of the year, to be prepared to host the Africa Cup on nations in 2027: “I am satisfied with the progress here. I am optimistic that we will respect the term in December.”
