The President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Dr. Patrice Motsepe will visit Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda in December, 2024.
According to CAF, the visit is aimed at assessing the progress and readiness of the stadiums and other infrastructure and facilities for hosting the TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2024.
Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda will host the tournament from February 1-28th in 2025. It will also be the first time that the CHAN tournament is hosted by three countries.
The CHAN tournament is exclusively for players who compete in their respective national League competitions.“During his visit to Tanzania, the CAF President will host the CAF Executive Committee,” stated the CAF communication.
The EXCO meeting will also be briefed on progress on preparations for hosting CHAN 2024 in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, the important pathway to US$1 billion in African Football over the next 8 years which was discussed during the CAF Ordinary General Assembly held in Ethiopia, the joint governance and audit committee investigations on the allegations relating to governance non-compliance in the CAF secretariat and the CAF Awards slated to take place in Morocco on December 16th, 2024.
The 2024 CHAN tournament will be the eighth edition, and the third time that it is hosted in the CECAFA Zone after Sudan in 2011 and Rwanda in 2016.