CAF Inspects Eldoret Stadium for AFCON 2027
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CAF is a big group for football in Africa. CAF is now looking at a stadium in Eldoret, Kenya. The stadium is called Kipchoge Keino Stadium. CAF wants to know if the stadium is good for AFCON 2027. AFCON is a big football event for African countries.
Kenya will host AFCON 2027 with two other countries. Kenya must make its stadiums ready. CAF checks stadiums before the event starts.
There is also news about Talanta Sports City. This is a new sports place in Kenya. First, it cost Sh35 billion. Now it costs Sh45.85 billion. The project also has a tax bill of Sh10 billion. Many people think this is strange.
The government also gave news about Moi Stadium in Kisumu. Workers are still building this stadium. The government talked about how the building work is going.
Vocabulary10 words
- CAF
- a big group that manages football in Africa
- assessment
- a check to see if something is good enough
- host
- to have a big event in your country
- stadium
- a big place where people watch sports
- tax bill
- money you must pay to the government
- construction
- the work of building something
- billion
- a very big number: 1,000,000,000
- event
- something big that happens, like a game
- government
- the group of people who run a country
- project
- a big plan or piece of work
Quiz
Answer key
1. A stadium 2. Sh45.85 billion 3. False
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CAF is a big group for football in _____. CAF is now looking at a stadium in Eldoret, Kenya. The stadium is called _____ Stadium. CAF wants to know if the stadium is good for _____ 2027.
Kenya will _____ AFCON 2027 with two other countries. Kenya must make its stadiums ready.
First, Talanta Sports City cost Sh35 _____. Now it costs Sh45.85 billion. The project also has a _____ of Sh10 billion.
The government also gave news about Moi Stadium in _____. Workers are still building this stadium.