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Kenya set to host Chan next year

Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba (right), Sports Principal Secretary Peter Tum (left)  and Football Kenya Federation President Nick Mwendwa chat at Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani on July 26, 2023 during an inspection tour of the facility led by Confederation of African Football officials.

Photo credit: Sila Kiplagat | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • In a dispatch from a Cabinet meeting chaired by President William Ruto in Kisumu, the government said that the country had also been selected to host the 2023 Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (Cecafa) Under-18 boys Championship and 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Under-15 (Pan-African Schools Football) Cecafa Regional Championship
  • The 2024 Chan will be held in September while the Cecafa Under-18 boys will take place from November 25 to December 9
  • The Confederation of African Football (Caf) had on September 27 awarded Kenya the right to co-host the 2027 Afcon, with neighbours Uganda and Tanzania

Kenya has been awarded the rights to host the 2024 African Nations Championships (Chan), the government said on Monday. 

In a dispatch from a Cabinet meeting chaired by President William Ruto in Kisumu, the government said that the country had also been selected to host the 2023 Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (Cecafa) Under-18 boys Championship and 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Under-15 (Pan-African Schools Football) Cecafa Regional Championship.