The match at a glance
| Match | FC Bayern Munich vs AFC Ajax, a friendly |
|---|---|
| Date | Tuesday 5 January 2027 |
| Venue | Raila Odinga International Stadium, Talanta Sports City, Nairobi |
| Why it matters | It is the official opening match of the new 60,000 seat national stadium, which Ajax says will host AFCON 2027 matches |
| Tickets on sale | Thursday 5 November 2026 |
| Where to buy | talantasportscity.com only, as announced so far |
| Prices | Not published as of 28 October 2026 |
FC Bayern confirmed the sale date and the ticket site in a statement reported by The Star on 28 October 2026, and the German Embassy in Nairobi repeated the date on its Facebook page the same day. Ajax says more ticket information will follow.
What is not known yet
- Ticket categories and prices.
- How you pay. Most Kenyan ticket sites send an M-PESA prompt to your phone, and some also take cards, but Talanta has not said which it will use.
- How many tickets one person or one phone number can buy.
- Whether any tickets will be sold at the gate.
- Who will show the match on Kenyan TV. Bayern says it will be live on ProSieben and FC Bayern TV PLUS in Germany.
We will add each of these here as soon as it is published on the official site.
How to be ready on 5 November
- Sign up on the official site. The “Notify me” form on talantasportscity.com is the only place tickets have been promised.
- Have the money in M-PESA, not in Fuliza. If the site uses an M-PESA prompt and your balance is short, Fuliza may cover the gap and charge you a fee for it. Check your balance before the sale opens.
- Know your limits if you are buying for a group. A single M-PESA payment has a ceiling. See M-PESA transaction limits before you try to pay for ten people at once.
- Use the phone you will carry to the stadium. Kenyan football tickets are usually delivered by SMS as a QR code, and each code admits one person once.
- Keep the M-PESA message. If money leaves your account and no ticket arrives, the transaction code is what the ticket seller will ask for.
What big matches in Nairobi have cost
These are not Bayern vs Ajax prices. They are what fans paid for recent big football matches in Nairobi, so you have a sense of the range until the real prices appear.
| Match | Cheapest | Top tier |
|---|---|---|
| Kenya v South Africa, AFCON 2027 qualifier, 17 Nov 2026, Nyayo | KES 500 | KES 2,000 (VIP) |
| Gor Mahia v Pyramids, CAF Champions League, 6 Sep 2026, Nyayo | KES 300 | KES 10,000 (presidential area) |
| Kenya v Seychelles, World Cup qualifier, 9 Sep 2025, Kasarani | KES 300 | KES 5,000 (VVIP) |
| CHAN 2024 group matches, August 2025, Kasarani | KES 200 | KES 1,000 (VVIP) |
A friendly between two European clubs, opening a new stadium, is likely to be priced above a Harambee Stars qualifier. How far above is not known. The full picture across sports is in our guide to buying sports tickets in Kenya.
How fans get scammed on matches like this
- Screenshots of tickets. A QR code admits one person, once. If a seller has shown it to anyone else, the first person to scan it gets in and you do not.
- “Early access” links. Check the address bar says talantasportscity.com before you enter your number.
- Resale. No official resale has been announced. A ticket bought from someone else may be blocked or already used.
- Do not post your ticket. A photo of your QR code on social media is enough for someone else to use it before you arrive.
If you have already paid a scammer, act quickly: see how M-PESA reversals work and M-PESA scams in 2026.
Big matches before January
Harambee Stars play South Africa in an AFCON 2027 qualifier on Tuesday 17 November 2026 at Nyayo, with tickets from KES 500 on the FKF ticket site. See how to buy Harambee Stars tickets.
Sources
- Talanta Sports City, official site, read 28 October 2026: sale date, sign-up only.
- Bundesliga.com: Bayern Munich to play Ajax in Nairobi
- Ajax: Bayern Munich and Ajax to open Kenya's national stadium
- The Star, 28 October 2026: Bayern-Ajax match tickets to go on sale November 5
- German Embassy Nairobi, Facebook post, 28 October 2026: tickets go on sale on 5 November.
- FKF Tickets: Kenya v South Africa, read 28 October 2026.