Bayern Munich to earn €5m for Nairobi friendly against Ajax

Bayern Munich will receive €5m for travelling to Nairobi to face Ajax in a friendly match on 5 January 2027, ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations.

The fixture will inaugurate the new Raila Odinga International Stadium in Nairobi, Kenya. It is scheduled to be the first match played at the venue.

Ajax will receive half of the amount paid to Bayern Munich for the game.

Bayern coach Vincent Kompany has agreed to the trip, with responsibility for organising the club’s involvement handed to Rouven Kasper, the club’s director of marketing and commercial operations.

“For such a sum, it has to be done,” was the view expressed at Sabener Straße, Bayern Munich’s headquarters.