CAF has for the past week had a delegation in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania to assess the readiness of the three nations in as far as hosting the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN) is concerned.

A delegation led by CAF Competitions and Events Director Samson Adamu was comprised of several departments including technical, safety and security, marketing, communications and events among others.

The assessment work started in Kenya on Tuesday and Wednesday last week before heading to Tanzania for the next two days and eventually concluded with Uganda on Saturday and Sunday.

The inspection was done on different facilities such as airports, hotels, hospitals, training grounds and stadia.

Whereas Uganda and Tanzania seem close to having the facilities ready, there has been concern about the progress in Kenya.

For instance at Nyayo National Stadium, there is still a lot of fabrication works ongoing and the floodlights were also being erected as of last week.

At Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani, work is clearly behind schedule with the playing surface far from convincing despite efforts to patch up things.

In Tanzania, there has been tremendous work done especially at Benjamin Mkapa Stadium with the press conference room and other amenities fixed.

In Uganda, Mandela National Stadium (Namboole) is nearly ready. New Floodlights have been set up for both the main pitch and the training ground.

The pitch at Namboole is undergoing transformation into a hybrid turf with 5% of synthetic fiber added.

Additionally, there has been addition of emergency outlets at the stadium.

Floodlights have been set up at the Kadiba Training facility but there is race against time to make sure the playing area and access roads are finished.

At Wankulukuku, a new VIP shade and dressing rooms are being set up with the pitch also patched up. The same is also happening at Kampala International School Uganda (KISU).

The floodlights for Kyambogo Training Facility arrived in the country recently and the Local Organizing Committee was contemplating on putting them at Wankulukuku for the meantime but they were guided that this cannot be done in the remaining days.

According to Minister of State for Sports Hon. Peter Ogwang, CAF has also asked for water sprinklers and new goal posts both at Wankulukuku and KISU.

The inspection team will now make a report to the CAF Executive Committee who will then make final decisions.

The draw event for the 2024 CHAN is slated for this Wednesday in Nairobi, Kenya.

Reported By Spurb Ernest