Uganda, April 27 -- As the three East African neighbours Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania prepare to host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon), it is becoming clearer that they will have to work jointly more than ever. 

Caf, the organizers of Afcon, say that despite a hugely successful African Nations Championships (Chan) last August, the three countries worked independently. The Pamoja project, ironically, didn't even have a basic base like a joint media operation or website and the same won't suffice for Afcon.

"The three countries showed up and organised a competition we are all proud of," Caf's Acting General Secretary Samson Adamu, said during the close of the two-day Afcon Kick Off Meeting between Caf and the LOCs of the Pamoja ...