It’s advantage for South Sudan and Sudan after the two teams picked vital wins in the first leg matches of the last round of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2024 qualifiers on Sunday.South Sudan stopped Rwanda 3-2 in a match played at the Juba National Stadium in Juba, while Sudan beat Ethiopia 2-0 in a match played in Libya.The Bright Stars took the lead against Rwanda in the 12th minute through Aimable Nsabimana, who turned the ball into his net.Eight minutes later, Mandela Malish made it 2-0 for the host, who were enjoying massive home support.##NAJAVA_MECA_8591931##Rwanda pulled one back through Kevin Muhire four minutes after the restart.However, South Sudan restored their two-goal cushion in the 53rd minute through Ebon Malish.Didier Mugisha responded for the Amavubi in the 66th minute but efforts to level matters were met with similar force.How much top flight clubs pay to use available stadiums for home matchesIn the second match involving teams from the CECAFA Zone, Ethiopia, who hosted the first leg match in Libya, suffered a 2-0 defeat to Sudan in a match played at the Benghazi Martyrs Stadium, Benina.Yasir Mozamil and Musa Kanti were on target for Sudan.On 26 December, Burundi will host Uganda in the first leg to be played at the Nakivubo Hamz Stadium in Kampala.Motsepe confident of Kenya’s readiness to host CHAN, admits challenges hampering progressThe return legs for the three matches will be played between December 27-29.Already hosts of the CHAN 2024 Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania have automatically qualified for 19-team tournament exclusively featuring players from domestic leagues across Africa.The tournament will take place in East Africa from February 1-28, 2025.
