The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has opened the tendering process for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, unveiling 22 procurement opportunities as preparations for the historic tournament in East Africa gather momentum.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsAccording to documents published on the continental football governing body's official website, CAF has invited established and experienced service providers to bid for a range of services required to stage the tournament, which will be jointly hosted by Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.TACTICAL ANALYSIS: A look at Harambee Stars forward's impressive maiden start against Real MadridThe tenders cover key areas of tournament operations, technology, broadcasting, accommodation, transport and matchday services.Among the 22 opportunities advertised are end-to-end ticketing services, integrated transport services, hotels and accommodation, infotainment, venue access management, accreditation printing materials and accessories, access-control hardware and equipment, host broadcast services, ENG crew services and transmission services.##NAJAVA_MECA_9922062##CAF has also floated tenders for an accreditation management system, language services, on-site TV graphics, workforce and volunteers management, pitch and floodlight expertise, photography services, branding and signage, and pre-match ceremony services.Other tenders cover apartments and accommodation services, player and team tracking cameras, semi-automated offside technology (SAOT), goal-line technology, live data, fitness and match tactical data services, as well as VAR, teams and medical extra services, information systems, announcement systems and RefCam services.Charlton manager provides worrying update after Collins Sichenje suffers debilitating injuryThe list is completed by a tender for a technical/TSG report tool, underlining the scale of technology and operational infrastructure being assembled for the continental showpiece.CAF has further extended the tender submission period by two weeks, with bids now required by Wednesday, 16 September 2026 at 5:00 pm Cairo time. The extension will affect the overall execution timeline outlined in the tender instructions.##NAJAVA_MECA_9921726##The development comes as CAF steps up preparations for what will be a landmark edition of the AFCON.The 2027 tournament will be the first in history to be jointly hosted by three countries and will mark the return of the continental finals to East Africa for the first time since Ethiopia staged the competition in 1976.Modern technology used to install hybrid grass at Talanta Stadium [VIDEO]The tournament is scheduled to kick off on 19 June 2027, with the final set for 17 July 2027. A total of 24 nations will compete at the finals, with Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania guaranteed places as co-hosts.
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