CAF postpones CHAN to August

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the rescheduling of the TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN), originally set for February 1, 2025, in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, to August 2025.
This decision follows recommendations from CAF’s technical and infrastructure experts, who highlighted the need for additional time to ensure the host nations’ facilities meet the required standards for a successful tournament.
CAF President Dr. Patrice Motsepe, in a statement on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, expressed gratitude to the presidents of Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda for their cooperation. He emphasized that the postponement aims to allow for proper planning and infrastructure readiness to deliver a high-quality competition.
“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) Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda 2024.
“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 2024”, he said.
However, the exact date for the completion was not disclosed but the CHAN 2024 Draw is scheduled for Wednesday 15 January, 2025 at the iconic Kenyatta International Conventional Centre, Nairobi.