CAF Confirms New CHAN 2024 Dates as East Africa Prepares for Historic Tournament By
Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania have received a boost as the Confederation of African Football (CAF) confirmed new dates for the 2024 Africa Nations Championship (CHAN), now set for August 2–30, 2025, after infrastructure delays forced a postponement.
Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania now see hope on the horizon as the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed the new dates for the 2024 Africa Nations Championship.
The tournament was initially scheduled for February 1-28 but was postponed after the three East African nations failed to deliver the infrastructure in time.
During an executive meeting chaired by CAF president Patrice Motsepe, the confederation approved the match calendar for three tournaments including Chan which will now kick off on August 2 and climax on August 30.
“The exco also received an update on the TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (“CHAN”), Kenya Tanzania Uganda 2024. The Competition will now kick-off on Saturday, August 2 and the final will be played on August 30, 2025,” CAF confirmed.
The 2025 Afcon whose draw was conducted on the same day, will take place from December 21 to January 18, becoming the first edition to overlap two years. Uganda is pooled in Group C with African giants Nigeria and Tunisia and their Chan and Afcon 2027 co-host Tanzania.
The 2025 U-17 Afcon in which the Uganda Cubs will play has been approved for March 30 to April 19. CAF also opened bids to host the 2026 to 2028 editions, Women’s Champions League for 2025 to 2028 and the biennial AFcon U-20 hosts for 2027 to 2031.
The African body received a boost after energy giants TotalEnergies renewed their sponsorship for another four years until 2028.
TotalEnergies will sponsor 12 major events and competitions including the upcoming Chan in East Africa, Wafcon, Afcon Morocco 20225 and Pamoja 2027 among others.
The undisclosed partnership was unveiled in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania on the sidelines of the ongoing Africa 300 Summit by CAF president Motsepe and Patrick Pouyanné, the chairman and chief executive officer of TotalEnergies.
