Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni will cut the ribbon on that new stadium in Hoima City. The place is a twenty-thousand-capacity arena built for around one hundred twenty-nine million U.S. dollars, prepping for the AFCON tournament coming in 2027 that Uganda is sharing with Kenya and Tanzania. The contractor, a group led by Ms. Suuma with a project manager named Murat Altun, finished the job five months early and just handed the keys to the National Council of Sports, whose board chair is Ambrose Tashobya.
This is a full multi-sport complex, not just a soccer field. It has an indoor arena holding two thousand people, a swimming pool that's almost Olympic size, a separate training pitch, and parking for more than a thousand cars. There are also outdoor courts, office space, and a gym. Tashobya pointed out that they built in rentable spaces like restaurants to keep the place financially afloat, though they skipped adding hotels. The opening bash will have a soccer friendly between Kitara FC and KCCA FC, plus matches for volleyball, netball, and basketball. Locals can get in free with a ticket starting mid-morning, with the president's arrival and formal address happening later.
Politicians are hyping this as a game-changer. Tashobya thanked the president for pushing sports infrastructure and the Turkish contractors for their speedy work, while Hoima City Woman MP Nyakato Asinansi talked up the stadium's role in finding new talent and boosting the local economy, especially with oil projects also rolling into the region. The whole ceremony, including a tour for special guests after the ribbon cutting, is expected to run late into the night.
This is a full multi-sport complex, not just a soccer field. It has an indoor arena holding two thousand people, a swimming pool that's almost Olympic size, a separate training pitch, and parking for more than a thousand cars. There are also outdoor courts, office space, and a gym. Tashobya pointed out that they built in rentable spaces like restaurants to keep the place financially afloat, though they skipped adding hotels. The opening bash will have a soccer friendly between Kitara FC and KCCA FC, plus matches for volleyball, netball, and basketball. Locals can get in free with a ticket starting mid-morning, with the president's arrival and formal address happening later.
Politicians are hyping this as a game-changer. Tashobya thanked the president for pushing sports infrastructure and the Turkish contractors for their speedy work, while Hoima City Woman MP Nyakato Asinansi talked up the stadium's role in finding new talent and boosting the local economy, especially with oil projects also rolling into the region. The whole ceremony, including a tour for special guests after the ribbon cutting, is expected to run late into the night.
