Warning Against Immediate Use of Benjamin Mkapa Stadium for Domestic Matches

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• The stadium is being prepared as one of Tanzania’s venues for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) that the country will co-host with Kenya and Uganda.
• DAR ES SALAAM: THE playing surface at Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es Salaam is expected to be ready within two months, according to the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Culture, Arts and Sports and.
• The improvements at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium ahead of the tournament are meant for the same.
• However, Msigwa warned that the completion of the pitch does not mean all domestic matches will immediately move to the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium.
• This does not mean that all matches will move to Benjamin Mkapa,” he said.