The 2024 Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) will be played four countries in East Africa – with Kenya, Tanzania Mainland, Uganda, and Zanzibar set to host the tournament, Mozzart Sport can confirm. Confirming the development, Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) Secretary General Cliff Malio Ndimbo stated that CECAFA Executive Director Auka Gecheo informed TFF of the plan to play the tournament, that is majorly meant for players plying trade in Africa, across the four nations during the Federation’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Iringa.##NAJAVA_MECA_7750866##Kenya was initially poised to host the competition solo.“It is true, Tanzania, Zanzibar Kenya, and Uganda will co-host CHAN, Gecheo confirmed to our president during the AGM held in Iringa on Saturday and everyone is looking forward to it,” stated Malio.Speaking at the same event, TFF president Wallace Karia also confirmed the development. “Next year in September, we have been given the CHAN hosting rights in Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda. Hopefully, we will have one stadium in each of these cities – Kampala, Nairobi, Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar. We will ask CAF to put the four CECAFA teams in different groups so that we do not compete against each other.” Said the football boss in Tanzania.Rais wa Shirikisho la Mpira wa Miguu Tanzania (TFF), Wallace Karia akizungumzia uwenyeji wa Tanzania, Kenya na Uganda CHAN 2024. @CAF_Online pic.twitter.com/JYfycpG5k1— TFF TANZANIA (@Tanfootball) December 16, 2023 Ndimbo hailed the move by CECAFA to ensure the competition is brought to the East noting that it helps foster cooperation in the region further aiding in peaceful engagements between the people.“It feels nice to have such a much-followed competition coming to our place. And to have four countries co-hosting strongly indicates the love between the nations further enhancing teamwork, peace, and love in the region. We expect more of such sporty initiatives not only in football but other ventures too,” he concluded.Kenyan striker joins Irish top sideKenya announced in October that it had secured the hosting rights for the 2024 CHAN tournament following a cabinet meeting chaired by President William Ruto in Kisumu.”In addition to AFCON 2027, Kenya has also been selected to host the African Nations Championship (CHAN) in September 2024; the CECAFA Under-18 Championship in November 2023, and the AFCON Under-15 (Pan-African Schools Football) CECAFA Region Championship in December 2023,” the Cabinet statement declared back then. Why SS Assad’s top striker Alex Mwalimu wants out
