Talanta Sports Stadium

Talanta Sports Stadium
Talanta Sports City
Talanta Sports Stadium is located in Kenya
Talanta Sports Stadium
Talanta Sports Stadium
Location within Kenya
LocationNairobi, Kenya
Coordinates01°18′22″S 36°45′01″E / 1.30611°S 36.75028°E / -1.30611; 36.75028
Capacity60,000 (Expected)
Field size105m x 68m
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground1 March 2024
Built2024 - 2025 (Expected)
OpenedDecember 2025 (Expected)
Construction costUS$250 million (Estimate)
General contractorChina Road and Bridge Corporation
Tenants
Kenya national football team
2027 Africa Cup of Nations

Talanta Sports Stadium, also Talanta Sports City is a sports stadium under construction, in the city of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. It is intended to be used during the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations soccer tournament. The stadium is one of the stadia that Kenya plans to use during the tournament, that will be jointly hosted by Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya.[1][2]

  1. ^ Lindwe Danflow (1 March 2024). "Ruto presides over groundbreaking of Talanta Sports City". The Star (Kenya). Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  2. ^ Rading Gerro (3 March 2024). "New Talanta Sports City to uplift Kenya's quest for a continental sporting hub". China Daily. Beijing, China. Retrieved 27 March 2024.