The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has said that the draw for the African Nations Championship (CHAN) will take place in Nairobi on Wednesday at 8:00pm local time.
The African football governing body also announced the postponement of the tournament till August 2025. The tournament, which will be hosted by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda was initially slated for February 1 to 28.
“The Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF) today announced the postponement of the TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda 2024 to August 2025.
“Good progress has been made in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda with the construction and upgrading of stadiums, training fields, hostels, hospitals and other infrastructure and facilities for the hosting of a successful TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda 2024.
“However, the CAF Technical and infrastructure experts, some of whom have been based in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, have advised CAF that more time is required to ensure that the infrastructure and facilities, are at all levels, necessary for hosting a successful TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda 2024,” CAF disclosed in a statement on Tuesday.
On his part, the CAF President, Dr. Patrice Motsepe said: “I would like to express my deep gratitude to President William Ruto of Kenya, President Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania and President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda for their leadership, commitment and the good progress that has been made in building and upgrading the stadiums, training fields, hotels, hospitals and other infrastructure and facilities in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda for hosting a successful TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN).
“I am impressed with the ongoing construction and renovations of the football infrastructure and facilities in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. I am confident that the stadiums, training fields, hotels, hospitals and other infrastructure and facilities will be at the requisite CAF standards for hosting, in August 2025, a very successful TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda.”
CAF stated that the exact date in August 2025 for the commencement of the tournament will be announced in due course.
The CHAN tournament is a football competition where participating countries field teams composed of players from their domestic leagues, and the last edition was won by Senegal.
