*One of the competition’s venues.

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Abuja, June 19, 2025 (CrestNewsOnline) The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Thursday announced the venues which would host the Opening, Third-Place/Fourth-Place and Final Match of the upcoming 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN).

The development came after the continental governing body had consultations with the three countries which would host the competition scheduled for Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

The competition, tagged “TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda (CHAN) 2024”, will be held between August 2 and August 30.

It will be making a return to East African soil following the 2016 edition held in Rwanda.

Tanzania’s Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es Salaam will host the opening match slated for August 2.

The Mandela Stadium at Kampala in Uganda has been designated to host the third-place/fourth-place match, while Kenya’s Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi will host the final match on August 30.

Additionally, Zanzibar has now been designated as one of the Host Venues.

CAF, in a statement issued on Thursday, said it is a decision that underscores its commitment to expanding the reach and inclusivity of African football.

Zanzibar’s Amaan Stadium recently staged a successful CAF Confederation Cup 2024/2025 Final Match in May this year.

The Host Cities for the Group Stages of the tournament, therefore, are as follows:

• Group A | Nairobi, Kenya: Kenya, Morocco, Angola, DR Congo, Zambia
• Group B | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: Tanzania, Madagascar, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic
• Group C | Kampala, Uganda: Uganda, Niger, Guinea, South Africa, Algeria
• Group D | Zanzibar: Senegal, Congo, Sudan, Nigeria

The inclusion of Congo follows the decision of the CAF Appeals Board to remove Equatorial Guinea from the competition.

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