Homa Bay residents to watch match against Madagascar at the amphitheatre facing Lake Victoria
By Arnold Ngure, August 22, 2025Residents of Homa Bay County are set to watch Kenya’s match against Harambee Stars at the newly-built lakefront amphitheatre.
In a statement on Friday, August 22, 2025, Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga noted that preparations were complete to allow fans into the amphitheatre to watch the quarter-finals match.
Homa Bay Fanzone
“It’s Match Day. Wishing Harambee Stars all the very best during this crucial match! See you all at our Fan Zone at the Lakefront Amphitheater,” Wanga remarked.
This comes after Nairobi increased fanzones from 10 to 13 to ensure football lovers get an opportunity to watch the clash live.
Similar initiatives were also conducted in Mombasa County, where Governor Abdulswamad Nassir announced various fanzones from where residents are expected to watch the match.
High-stakes match
The highly consequential match will determine if Kenya makes it to the next round or not, even as Tanzania takes on Morocco at 8:00 pm, a match that Kenyan football fanatics will follow keenly.
Tanzania and Kenya have been having online banters about which of their teams is the best. Both teams finished their group stages unbeaten and at 10 points each.
Speaking in Nairobi on Thursday, August 21, 2025, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen wished that Tanzania could reach the finals, so that it faces Kenya in the finals, which will be held in the Kasarani Stadium.
“The best thing that will happen for Kenya and Tanzania, and the match that will be very interesting, is to have Tanzania in the finals,” Murkomen said on Thursday, August 21, 2025.
“We wish Tanzania all the best; hopefully, they can make it to the semis and then to the finals so that we have a very enjoyable match in Kasarani.”
“I don’t know how we will control the people who will go to the stadium because that will be really a cracker.”
Morocco will face Tanzania later today at 8:00 pm to fight for a slot in the semifinals. Uganda will face Senegal as Sudan clashes with Algeria on Saturday, August 23, 2025, for a spot in the next round.