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He further stressed that the contractor, Joint Venture of Khator Sports and SAMCO, will construct the stadium with their funds, and that government will pay them upon completion.
After initially being ruled out as one of the stadiums to be used for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, government has backtracked and underlined the Akii Bua Stadium will be constructed.
State Minister for Sport Peter Ogwang, on Thursday, disclosed that the plans to have the facility constructed were concluded and that completion wouls take 22 months.
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Ogwang has now confirmed that the funds to have the stadium in place have already been secured.
He further stressed that the contractor, Joint Venture of Khator Sports and SAMCO, will construct the stadium with their funds, and that government will pay them upon completion.
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17:17 - 01.03.2024
AFCON 2027: Akii Bua Stadium to be constructed, deadline for completion set
State Minister for Sport Peter Ogwang disclosed that the plans to have the facility constructed were concluded and that completion would take 22 months.
"The contractor has got funds and they are the ones which are going to finance that project," Ogwang told Sports Unlimited.
"The government will now deal with payment of this company their money after the stadium is complete."
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13:14 - 28.02.2024
Horrifying tales of torture of Namboole Stadium construction workers emerge
Opio further revealed how one Peter Kidemuka, a soldier, told his colleagues to, "get firewood which they put under the 'mabaati' (iron sheets) with fire, and, then they asked us to lie on them."
"But for the contractor, money for the construction of Akii Bua is ready," Ogwang reassured.
John Akii Bua, a national hero was the first Uganda to win an Olympic gold medal and in his memory, the President of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni pledged in 2010 to construct Akii Bua Stadium in Lira, but has since been yet to be realized.
Meanwhile, it should be recalled that Uganda, along with Kenya and Tanzania, won the bid to host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations.
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10:12 - 02.03.2024
UGANDA PREMIER LEAGUE Wakiso Giants to host Vipers at Kitende
Ironically, the Purple Sharks will be at home at Vipers' home, the St. Mary's Stadium, Kitende.
Nakivubo Stadium has since undergone redevelopment, while renovation works at the Mandela National Stadium, Namboole are in the final stages.
St. Mary's Stadium, Kitende, a privately owned facility by Dr. Lawrence Mulindwa, was also enlisted as the PAMOJA bid got submitted.
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08:55 - 02.03.2024
Reports: Tanzanian giants monitoring Muhammad Shaban contract situation
And, East African powerhouse Young Africans SC are reportedly hugely interested in netting him down to a contract.
There are also concrete plans for a new state of the art stadium in the oil city of Hoima near the newly constructed airport.
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