As Harambee Stars readies for their opening fixture of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) on Sunday, August 3, 2025, against DR Congo, the Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) has deployed an eminent panel of experts to analyse the match.

Through a statement late on Saturday, August 2, 2025, CAF confirmed that the experts under its Technical Study Group (TSG) will be deployed across Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, where the continental showpiece is being staged.

According to CAF’s statement, the selected group of technical experts will play a pivotal role in assessing tactical trends and coaching tactics during the month-long competition.

Their role will include producing in-depth reports on tactical trends, player performances, and coaching methodologies observed during the tournament.

CAF detailed that the experts’ findings will be shared with the broader footballing community through its online platform

With the support of advanced stats and video analysis, the group will offer timely insights to the media and technical departments across Africa, enriching the understanding of modern football on the continent.

Composition of the team

The team, made up of respected coaches, former players, and instructors, will be led by Senegal’s Pape Bouna Thiaw, who led his country to CHAN glory in the previous edition held in Algeria. His Senegal side edged hosts Algeria in a dramatic penalty shootout in the final, with Thiaw later crowned Best Coach of the Tournament.

Others include Mark Fish, a CAF AFCON 1996 winner with South Africa and former Lazio and Bolton Wanderers defender and João Cláudio De Almeida “Miller” Gomes, a seasoned Angolan coach with experience leading youth and senior national teams.

Kamel Kolsi, former Tunisian international and U-20 coach, Walter Steenbok, former technical director of the South African Football Association, and Mohamed Magassouba, former head coach of Mali and DR Congo, are among the experts deployed by CAF.

CAF Technical Study Group

KASARANI

Mohamed Magassouba (Mali)
Kamel Kolsi (Tunisia)

NYAYO

Walter Steenbok (South Africa)
Murad Abdulkadir Mahamoud (UK)

KAMPALA (Uganda)

Oscar Rabson Mirambo (Tanzania)
Abraham Mebratu Gebreslassie (Ethiopia)

BENJAMIN MKAPA (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)

Pape Bouna Thiaw (Senegal)
Michael Amenga Okoth (Kenya)

AMAAN STADIUM (Zanzibar)

João Cláudio De Almeida Gomes (Angola)
Mark Fish (South Africa)