CAF has announced that the tournament will take place from June 19 to July 18 in East Africa, co-hosted by Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania.

This will be the first time three East African nations host AFCON together, and the first in the region since 1976, when it last occurred in Ethiopia.

This edition marks the 70th anniversary of AFCON and will be the last held in an odd-numbered year, with the tournament switching to every four years starting in 2028.

The Local Organising Committee of Uganda confirmed the tournament dates. Uganda will use two main stadiums: Mandela National Stadium and Hoima City Stadium. Host cities in Kenya include Nairobi, Eldoret, and Kakamega, while Tanzania will see matches in Dar es Salaam, Arusha, Dodoma, and Zanzibar.

Kenya recently met a key CAF deadline by paying a Ksh3.9 billion ($30 million) hosting fee, showing its commitment to the tournament. Uganda announced it will waive visa fees for visitors for three months around the event.

Qualifying matches took place during the March FIFA international break, with teams from Burundi, Ethiopia, Somalia, and Eritrea advancing. AFCON follows the 2024 African Nations Championship, co-hosted by Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, where Morocco defeated Madagascar.