Ajax and Bayern Munich will play a friendly in Nairobi on January 5 to mark the opening of Kenya’s new Raila Odinga International Stadium.

Quick facts

• Ajax will face Bayern Munich in Nairobi, Kenya, on January 5.
• The match will inaugurate the Raila Odinga International Stadium.
• The new venue is set to hold 60,000 spectators.
• Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda will jointly stage the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations from June 19 to July 17.

The Nairobi arena forms a major element of Kenya’s preparations for the 2027 AFCON, which the country will co-host with Tanzania and Uganda.

Ajax said the occasion would bring the launch of a landmark stadium before a vast African crowd, pairing two leading names in world football and representing an important milestone in Kenya’s build-up to the continental tournament.

The Africa Cup of Nations will return to East Africa for the first time since Ethiopia hosted the competition in 1976.