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Tanzania speeds up 32 billion-shilling expansion of Malya Sports College

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Tanzanian minister Paul Makonda has ordered work to expand Malya Sports College, a sports infrastructure project worth 32 billion shillings, to be accelerated. The work is 58% complete and is due to be finished in April to host the national team’s preparations for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, according to Daily News.

Tanzanian Minister for Information, Culture, Arts and Sports Paul Makonda has asked construction companies to speed up work to expand Malya Sports College in Kwimba District, at a cost of 32 billion Tanzanian shillings. The project was 58% complete during his working visit on Tuesday, Daily News reports.

Makonda set April as the deadline for completing the new facilities. The complex is intended to enable Tanzania’s national team, the Taifa Stars, to prepare for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, according to the minister.

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