The Confederation of African Football (CAF) will make its second round of inspection visits in Kenya on Wednesday 27 to Saturday 30 November, as it continues to assess the country’s progress in preparations for the upcoming 2024 CAF African Nations Championships (CHAN) to be hosted in East Africa.In addition to winning the bid for hosting the Africa Cup of Nations in 2027, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania will host next year’s CHAN tournament set to run on 1-24 February.CAF has commenced its second round of inspection visits to Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya to evaluate the progress of preparations for the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN), which will be co-hosted by the three East African countries.The delegation will be in Nairobi from… pic.twitter.com/zV54NxHXYJ— Ole Teya (@TeyaKevin) November 23, 2024 Two grounds – Moi International Sports Sports Stadium – Kasarani and Nyayo Stadium – have been proposed to stage the games in Kenya, and the country is in a rush to provide the venues in time.Owing to this, CAF, who have been consistent in their wish to see the games held in facilities of “world class standards”, will once again make an inspection visit in the region, beginning with Uganda, then Tanzania, and ultimately Kenya.##NAJAVA_MECA_8522864##“During this time, the CAF delegation will inspect the stadiums, hotels, airports, training venues and other facilities to ensure that the tournament’s facilities are of world-class standards set by all recent CAF Competitions,” a CAF statement read on Friday 22 November, the first day of the inspection that concluded with the CAF Delegation’s visit to the Uganda State House. “This marks the second inspection of the three host nations following the first inspection on 17 September 2024 which was joined by CAF President, Dr Patrice Motsepe.”After Uganda, the CAF team will travel to Tanzania for a three-day visit between 24 – 27 November, before concluding the inspection in Kenya.Posta’s Shami Kibwana to use “insider knowledge” against Kamau’s MathareThe inspection team represents all relevant CAF departments, including Marketing, Communication, Broadcast, Competition, Safety and Security, Medical and Protocol.The development also comes at a time when CAF head of venue management Kabelo Bosilong has moved to Nairobi to oversee preparations.CAF sends official to Nairobi ahead of CHAN, AFCON tournamentsMozzart Sport reports that the South African will be in Nairobi until March to ensure that preparations for the Africa Nations Championships (CHAN) go on unhindered.
