News

CAF announces new date for CHAN, increases participating teams

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has officially announced the dates for the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifiers.

CAF President Patrice Motsepe had initially revealed that the qualifiers would begin in October 2024.

However, the competition department has now confirmed that the first round will be held from October 25-27 and November 1-3.

The second round is scheduled for December 20-22 and 27-29.With three host nations already securing slots, an additional spot will be awarded to the team with the best result in the CECAFA qualifiers.

This will increase the total number of qualified teams for the final tournament to 19.

Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania will participate in the qualifiers, with the final tournament set to take place from February 1-28, 2025, across the three host countries.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Trending

Exit mobile version