CAF postpones African Nations Championship to August 2025, draw to still hold on Wednesday
The Confédération Africaine de Football, CAF, has announced the postponement of the African Nations Championship scheduled to hold next month in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda to August 2025.
This decision was made following the advice from the CAF Technical and Infrastructure experts that more time is required to ensure that the ‘infrastructure and facilities, are at the levels, necessary for hosting a successful African Nations Championship to be hosted by Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda.
‘I would like to express my deep gratitude to President William Ruto of Kenya, President Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania and President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda for their leadership, commitment and the good progress that has been made in building and upgrading the stadiums, training fields, hotels, hospitals and other infrastructure and facilities in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda for hosting a successful CHAN.
‘I am impressed with the ongoing construction and renovations of the football infrastructure and facilities in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. I am confident that the stadiums, training fields, hotels, hospitals and other infrastructure and facilities will be at the requisite CAF standards for hosting, in August 2025, a very successful CHAN,’ said Dr Patrice Motsepe, President of CAF.
CAF will be conducting the Draw of the tournament in Nairobi, on Wednesday 15 January 2025 at 20h00 Nairobi Time.
The exact date in August 2025 of the commencement of the tournament will be announced by CAF in due course.
