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Kenya is staring at a second embarrassment as their hosting rights for the 2024 African Nations Championships (CHAN) tournament will likely go to Rwanda due to delayed preparations.
Kenya is likely to lose out on the hosting rights for the 2024 African Nations Championships (CHAN) due to the slow progress in preparations for the infrastructure needed.
The country was granted the hosting rights alongside neighbours Tanzania and Uganda for the tournament, which will kick off on February 1, 2025, but while the other two countries have stadiums, Kenya does not.
Kenya has earmarked Kasarani and Nyayo Stadiums for the tournament but the two venues are far from ready yet the country has been given up to December 31 to deliver them.
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15:40 - 03.12.2024
58 days to CHAN: Can Kenya beat the clock or face another national embarrassment?
Kenya faces a tight 28-day deadline to finalize CHAN 2024 preparations amid mounting challenges and CAF inspectors' concerns.
That appears to be a longshot with renovation work at Kasarani just at over 30 per cent done as there is still no ready pitch, seats, roof or even floodlights while Nyayo is even way behind, casting doubts on their readiness by December 31.
There is also construction of dressings rooms at Kasarani that has just started which is further proof that it will take longer than one month to complete the facility.
It comes days after inspectors from Confederation of African Football (CAF) left disappointed following their recent visit to Kenya after which they gave the country up to December 31 to deliver the facilities.
Kenya now looks like they will lose their position to Rwanda who already have the Amaharo Stadium, which was opened after two years of work that turned it into a world class facility, while Uganda have the Mandela National Stadium (Namboole) and Tanzania the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium as their main facilities.
Rwanda is not new to the tournament, which played by players featuring in African leagues, as they hosted it in 2016 when DR Congo won it following a 3-0 victory over Mali in the final while Kenya will be embarrassed for the second time after being stripped of the hosting rights in 2018 due to slow progress on stadia upgrade before Morocco stepped in.
Kenya just formed its steering committee for the tournament at the weekend when Sports Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen gazette a 36-member multi-agency team to oversee preparations for CHAN 2024 and 2027 Africa Cup of Nations but it appears they may be time barred when it comes to the February 1-28, 2025 event.
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11:42 - 07.12.2024
Kenya forms multi-agency team to oversee CHAN 2024 & AFCON 2027 preparations amid fears of losing hosting rights
Sports CS Kipchumba Murkomen has put together a team to steer Kenya’s preparations for CHAN 2024 and AFCON 2027 amid concerns over the country’s readiness.
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