The Confederation of African Football (CAF) will on Wednesday, October 9, conduct the qualifiers draw for the African Nations Championship at its Cairo Headquarters.
Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania will host the tournament between February 1 and 28, 2025.
Ahead of the finals, two rounds of qualifiers will take place on a home and away basis.
The first round of qualifiers will be played on the weekend of 25 – 27 October and 01 – 03 November 2024, with the second round confirmed for 20 – 22 December and 27 – 29 December 2024.
Since its 2009 inception, the CHAN tournament has been an exceptional platform of showcasing the world-class talent and quality of African football as well as its ever-evolving landscape.
Algeria played host to the last edition of the tournament which drew thousands of supporters, millions of global audiences and digital engagement as a result of the rising popularity and quality of the tournament.
In line with CAF’s key objective of increasing the commercial strength of its competitions, the CAF CHAN competition has also seen an increased rise in commercial value. This has also been supported by CAF’s 60% increase in the tournament’s prize money that sees the winners walking away with $2 Million.
Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania’s hosting of the competition also serves as an opportunity for the three nations to fine-tune their preparations for the hosting of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2027.
CHAN Previous Winners:
· 2009 – DR Congo
· 2011 – Tunisia
· 2014 – Libya
· 2016 – DR Congo
· 2018 – Morocco
· 2020 – Morocco
· 2022 – Senegal
