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Kenya is determined to host the 2024 Confederation of African Football (CAF) African Nations Championship which is fondly known as CHAN.

No country has bid to host the competition whose participating nations must consist of players playing in their national league competitions and it is believed that the continental body who has been struggling to get the event hosts, are considering having it in Kenya.

According to impeccable sources within CAF, top officials of Football Kenya Federation (FKF) have been in talks with the continental body for Kenya to host a second major Africa event after the 1987 All Africa Games held in Nairobi.

It divulged that considering that only four venues are needed to hold the biannual competition, FKF has assured the continental body that both Nyayo and Kasarani, the country’s prime sporting facilities, will be ready by then.

The federation further expressed hope that Nyayo and Kasarani shall be complemented by two others that shall be selected between Bukhungu Stadium in Kakamega, Kirigiti in Kiambu and Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos, all of which are set to undergo rehabilitation, for the country to successfully host the event.
Kenya has also placed a joint bid alongside Uganda and Tanzania to host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

Curiously, Rwanda is the only Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (Cecafa) affiliate to have played host to the competition (in 2016) in which Democratic Republic of Congo won. Save for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in which Harambee Stars have qualified four times (1972, 1988, 1992 and 200$), the team has never made it to CHAN and their last time to feature in the qualifier was in 2020 when they were eliminated by Tanzania’s Taifa Stars.

CHAn is a biennial African association football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) since 2009 and was first announced on September 11, 2007.

Europe-based stars do not feature at CHAN, which means it is often seen as the poorer cousin of the AFCON.

The tournament was conceived by Caf and was launched in 2009 to develop domestic leagues around the continent, with only home-based players allowed to compete.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Morocco are the most successful teams in this tournament with two titles each, followed by Tunisia, Libya and incumbent champions Senegal with one each.