The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) has confirmed that Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania will co-host the 2024 TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) from February 1 to February 28, 2025.
This announcement was made by FUFA Executive Committee member Rogers Byamukama during the unveiling of the new Uganda Cranes kit ahead of the AFCON Qualifiers.
Byamukama revealed that the East African trio, were granted hosting rights by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to hold the CHAN tournament, to serve as a preparatory competition for their larger goal of hosting the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
“Information that we have is that CHAN will be happening from February 1, 2025, to February 28, 2025, and the three East African PAMOJA countries will be authorized to host,” Byamukama said.
He also highlighted that CAF had sent several inspection teams to assess the preparedness of Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania before granting the hosting rights.
Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania were awarded joint hosting rights for the 2027 AFCON in September 2023.
Hosting CHAN 2024 will be a critical test run to ensure the three nations are fully equipped to handle the scale of a major tournament like AFCON.
The CHAN tournament, which began in 2009, exclusively features players who are actively competing in their national leagues, making it distinct from AFCON, where players from international leagues also participate.
The tournament brings together 18 African nations, and Uganda has qualified for six of the seven editions since its inception, although they have yet to progress beyond the group stages.
Senegal are the current champion, having won the 2022 edition held in Algeria.
It is noteworthy that the competition’s timeline has seen changes in recent years. For example, the 2020 edition was held in 2021, and although the 2022 tournament occurred in 2023, it retained the CHAN 2022 title.
Likewise, the 2024 edition will be held in 2025, but will maintain its original title of CHAN 2024.
