AFRICAN NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP: Kenya needs to do a lot ahead of 2018 Tournament.
Confederations of African Football (CAF), has said that
Kenya has a lot to do on Infrastructure ahead of the 2018 Africa Nations
Championship (CHAN). This statement was made by CAF Secretary General, Hicham
El Amrani, who completed a tour of the Country on Thursday. The CAF delegation
alongside the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) President Nick Mwendwa toured the
country and said that more than 10 stadia fall short of the required threshold
due to the poor infrastructure around them and require massive renovations. The
inspection saw the delegation go around Stadiums in Nairobi, Kisumu, Mombasa, Meru,
and Machakos. Hicham further stated that in order for one to host such a
sporting event, a country needs to have at least four stadia with each having
four dressing rooms. The FKF Chairman, Nick Mwendwa, stated that they will hold
subcommittee meetings involving the media and medical units. He further added
that a budget will be completed in the next 10-20 days as they hold discussions
with the Government so as that the next time they meet with CAF they can be
able to present it. CHAN is Africa’s second tier football tournament that is
normally reserved for domestic players. The previous edition was held in Rwanda this year and was won by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Kenya is scheduled to host the African
Nations Championship (CHAN) in February 2018.
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