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With 66 days left, will Kenya really be ready to host CHAN 2024?

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Renovation in progress at Nyayo Stadium ahead of the installation of a new tartan track on May 9, 2025. [Rodgers Eshitemi, Standard]

Kenyan football fans should not be worried by the prospect of the country losing hosting rights of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2024.

These were the sentiments expressed by Cabinet Secretary for Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports Salim Mvurya and Confederation of African Football (CAF) Secretary General Veron Mosengo-Omba, who yesterday toured various stadia around the country, assessing progress made ahead of the 19-team tournament.

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