David GOMBE

The development of the Akii Bua Olympic Stadium in Lira Metropolis is at the moment on the closing structural section, with the principle stadium body nearly executed however based on Dr. Dennis Mugimba, the Chairperson of the AFCON 2027 Uganda Sub-committee for communications has revealed that over Shs724 Billion is required for completion of the stadium.

Whereas addressing the media on Tuesday, Mugimba asserted that the stadium will likely be used as a stand by facility for subsequent 12 months’s Africa Cup of Nations to be co-hosted by Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.

“𝙐𝙂𝙓 724 𝘽𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙚 𝘼𝙠𝙞𝙞 𝘽𝙪𝙖 𝙊𝙡𝙮𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙘 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙪𝙢. 𝙄𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙-𝙗𝙮 𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙖𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝘾𝘼𝙁.” Stated Mugimba

The stadium has superior to the roofing stage, with groups putting in a fancy metal area truss system subcontracted to Turkish engineering agency POLARKON. The system will cowl 30,000 sq. metres. As soon as the metal framework is secured, it will likely be accomplished with waterproof sheets to supply full overhead safety.

At present the principle roof construction is being put in in addition to tiling and inside portray of VIP sections and utility rooms, and building of auxiliary services corresponding to gamers’ hostels, a clubhouse and a 25 metre semi Olympic swimming pool.

The general mission progress stands at 45 p.c as roofing, mechanical, electrical and ending works proceed.

Works on the 20,000-seat multi-sport complicated started in January 2024 and are carried out by Egyptian agency SAMCO Nationwide Building Firm.

The stadium is called after Uganda’s legendary athelete John Akii-Bua, who can be the nation’s first Olympic gold medalist, following his 400-meter hurdles victory on the 1972 Munich Video games.

It is going to characteristic an eight-lane athletics observe, a principal soccer pitch, a 2,000-seat indoor enviornment, outside courts, and parking area for as much as 1,000 automobiles.