Continental football governing body, CAF has finally allowed Namboole Stadium to resume hosting international matches.
Local football governing body, FUFA announced the development on Monday.
“CAF has granted FUFA permission to host International Matches at Mandela National Stadium (Namboole). This therefore implies that Uganda Cranes will host the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifier matches against Botswana and Algeria in June at Namboole,” FUFA said on Monday afternoon.
Namboole has been closed for over four years to allow for renovations after being deemed unfit to host international games.
The stadium officially opened in 1997 and was said to lack standard facilities.
The reopening of the stadium for international games is a sigh of relief for Ugandans who have for four years missed watching their national team play.
Uganda has been hosting its international matches from Morocco.
