The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed the dates for the 2024 edition of the African Nations Championship, the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) equivalent solely for players in their respectively national league competitions.

NaijaOnPoint.com.ng (NOP) reports CAF President, Dr. Patrice Motsepe confirmed the dates on Tuesday, following a meeting of CAF Executive Committee members in Nairobi, Kenya on Monday.

According to Dr. Motsepe, CHAN 2024 will be played between 1st of February to 28th February 2025 with the first round of qualifiers scheduled to be played on the weekend of 25-27 October 2024.

“CHAN is scheduled to be hosted in East Africa. CAF will communicate in due course stadiums and other venues to be used for the competition,” Motsepe said.

On Sunday, the CAF President had visited some of the venues in Kenya that are being prepared for the tournament.

While noting the progress made and the commitment of the Government of Kenya, Dr Motsepe said there was a need for everyone to work together with speed to ensure that all venues and facilities are ready for the Competition.

Senegal are the current champions of CHAN after they defeated hosts, Algeria two years ago in Algiers.

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