CAF to conduct CHAN draw in Nairobi
By Kiplagat Sang, January 8, 2025
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced that the draw for the delayed CAF African Nations Championship will be conducted in Nairobi.
The draw will take place on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at Kenyatta International Conventional Centre in Nairobi (KICC).
“The much-anticipated tournament is uniquely reserved for African footballers plying their trade in their domestic leagues and will be co-hosted by Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania between 1-28 February 2025.
“The CAF African Nations Championship will take place from 1-28 February 2025 in three countries: Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania.
CAF believes that CHAN, which will be hosted in East Africa for the first time, will be a spectacle.
“The tournament will be graced by several of African football’s powerhouse nations, including reigning champions Senegal, who edged 2022 hosts Algeria in the final in Algiers three years ago to lift the title for the first time.
“As in previous editions, the CHAN 2024 promises to be a unique showcase of African football and a stepping stone for emerging talent to shine, such as Lamine Camara (21), who has since become a global star and was recently voted Young Player of the Year at the 2024 CAF Awards,” a statement by CAF read.
Prize money
The winner of the continental showpiece will get increased prize money as compared to the winners of the previous editions.
The winner will receive an increase of 75 per which is USD 3.5 million (Ksh 451 million), with the total prize money increasing to USD 10.4 million (Ksh 1.342 billion), which is an increase of 32 per cent.
“We have also increased the total prize money of the CHAN Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda 2024 to USD 10.4 million, which is a 32 per cent increase. The CHAN is an important competition for the development and growth of Africa-based football players and talented young players and will contribute significantly to the global competitiveness of African football and CAF competitions.
“This competition is part of our strategy of investing in African football and making it appealing and attractive to football fans, TV viewers, sponsors, partners, and other stakeholders in Africa and worldwide,” Patrice Motsepe, the CAF president, said.