“We wanted to build Akii-Bua long ago but we had no money. Even (Mandela Stadium) Namboole was built by the Chinese. They wanted to build it in the 60s but could not because there was no kuc .

The Akii-Bua Sports Complex will feature a 20,000-seat main stadium with an athletics track, a training facility with at least two changing rooms, a 2,000-seat indoor multi-sport arena, a 25-meter ...

“We decided to have a contingency stadium for Afcon and that is Akii-Bua in Lira so that even if one of the countries pulls out, the other two can still host the tournament come 2027,” Fufa ...

Size was an issue of contention as preparations for the construction of Uganda’s first modern upcountry stadium got underway on Saturday. Akii-Bua stadium plan is underway - New Vision Official ...

According to the official government announcement, the 20,000 seater Akii Bua Olympic Stadium, as it will be called, is scheduled to be completed within 20 months and will cost 470 billion Ugandan ...

Kampala — UGANDA is in talks with the Chinese government to reconstruct Akii Bua stadium at a new site near the Lira airstrip. At the same time the solicitor general has consented to the process ...

Government has entered into a $129 million agreement with Egypt's SAMCO National Construction Company to construct the Akii-Bua Olympic Stadium in Lira City. The stadium, with a seating capacity ...

THE two-acre piece of land that Akii-Bua stadium is built on has been given to Lira Hospital for expansion, MPs heard yesterday. Call Us: +256 (0)414 337 000 Mail Us: [email protected] ...

The Akii Bua Stadium in Lira and a new stadium in Hoima could also stage matches, while Tanzania's venues will include the 60,000-capacity Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium and potentially the Azam ...

The stadium is named in honour of John Akii-Bua (December 3, 1949 – June 20, 1997), Uganda’s first Olympic gold medallist. He won the 400m hurdles at the 1972 Munich Olympics, setting a world ...