African Nations Championship 2025 dates announced

NAIROBI, Kenya

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has finally announced the dates for the TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2025 to take place in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.

CAF 4th Vice President Seidou Mbombo Njoya, who also serves as the Chairperson of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) organizing committee made the announcement on Monday afternoon during the press conference after the CAF Executive Committee meeting at Kempinski Hotel in Nairobi.

Njoya confirmed that the CHAN 2025 will take place February 1-28^th in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. It was also confirmed that the qualifiers for CHAN will kick start between October 25-27^th and end in December 2024.

The participating nations in CHAN must consist of players playing in their national Leagues competitions.

Dr. Patrice Motsepe, the CAF President said the CHAN in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania will be the most successful. “CHAN for us is an incredible foundation for the Africa Cup of Nations,” added the President.

Dr. Motsepe on behalf of CAF also said he was impressed by the progress and commitment of President Ruto to Kenyan football in terms of resource allocation towards infrastructure readiness for CHAN and AFCON.

He highlighted the positivisim by most African Presidents to improve infrastructure that will help develop Football. “There is nothing that frustrates me more than a country’s national team going to play outside their country. You cannot build Football when the national teams cannot play in-front of their fans,” reasoned the CAF President.

The Press conference was also attended by Augustin Senghor (CAF 1^st Vice President), Souleiman Hassan Waberi (CAF 3rd Vice President), Seidou Mbombo Njoya (CAF 4^th Vice President), Kanizat Ibrahim (CAF 5^th Vice President), and the CAF General Secretary Veron Mosengo-Omba.