Kenya bids for 2019 Africa Cup

 　　NAIROBI, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- Football Kenya Federation¹ (FKF) jointly² with the Ministry³ of Youth Affairs and Sports are in the process of submitting a bid to host the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations as well as the 2015 Africa Youth Championships.

　　"After the opening of bids by CAF for the above mentioned tournaments, football Kenya has been seeking government guarantees to solidify⁴ the bid as required by the African Football Governing body"

　　"We can now confirm that the Government through the Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports has given us a green light to bid for the said Championships," a statement from the federation stated on Saturday.

　　"The bid boost has been given a shot in the arm by the recent visit to the country by Bernard Mfubusa from Rwanda whose mission was to inspect our existing stadia and hotels," it added.

　　Kenya already has two existing FIFA/CAF approved stadiums namely Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani and the Nyayo National Stadium.

　　The Moi Stadium in Kisumu and Mombasa Municipal Stadium have been earmarked for upgrading to support the bid.

　　Kenya was chosen to host the 1996 Nations Cup before the nation withdrew as CAF sanctioned the country from their competitions for two years.

　　Earlier in the week, the Democratic Republic of Congo submitted their intention to host the 2019 Nations Cup.

　　"With the networks we have established, we believe we stand a good chance of getting these events," FKF enthused.

1 federation   

n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会

参考例句：

• It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
• Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。

2 jointly   

ad.联合地，共同地

参考例句：

• Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
• She owns the house jointly with her husband. 她和丈夫共同拥有这所房子。

3 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

4 solidify   

v.(使)凝固，(使)固化，(使)团结

参考例句：

• Opinion on this question began to solidify.对这个问题的意见开始具体化了。
• Water will solidify into ice if you freeze it.水冷冻会结冰。