The Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) announced the postponement of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda 2024 to August 2025.
CAF insists good progress has been made in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda with the construction and upgrading of stadiums, training fields, hotels, hospitals and other infrastructure and facilities.
However the CAF Technical and Infrastructure experts some of whom have been based in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, advised CAF that more time is required to ensure that the infrastructure and facilities, are at the levels, necessary for hosting a successful CHAN.
The President of CAF 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.
” 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.”
CAF will be conducting the Draw of the CHAN in Nairobi, on Wednesday 15.
The exact date in August 2025 will be announced by CAF in due course.
