Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Ethiopia, Equatorial Guinea or Morocco will replace Kenya as hosts of the 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN), the organisers said Monday. A Confederation of African Football (CAF) statement said one of the three countries will be selected this month to host the January 12-February …
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Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Kenya, stripped this weekend of the right to stage the 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN), have vowed to continue with a stadium construction project. Only one of four venues earmarked for the January 12/February 4 competition was ready, leading the CAF executive committee to dump the …
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Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Kenya were stripped Saturday of the right to host the 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN) after a CAF executive committee meeting in Accra. The decision was announced at a media conference after a one-day gathering of the African football “cabinet” headed by president Ahmad …
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Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Confederation of African Football (CAF) inspectors arrived in Kenya on Monday to assess the country’s progress towards hosting next year’s African Nations Championships (CHAN). The eight-member team’s visit was delayed a week due to uncertainty surrounding the disputed outcome of last month’s presidential election in …
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Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has called off its final inspection visit to Kenya to assess preparations for the 2018 African Nations Championship, officials said on Sunday. A delegation was expected in Nairobi on September 7 but the current political situation in Kenya …
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Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Burkina Faso upset Ghana 2-1 Sunday as a shock-riddled weekend of 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifying continued. Defending champions the Democratic Republic of Congo and the team they beat in the 2016 final, Mali, were dumped out of the competition for home-based footballers Saturday. …
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Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Benin shocked Nigeria 1-0 Sunday in African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifying to complete a rare weekend of football celebrations for the tiny west coast country. On Saturday, Beninese Steve Mounie scored twice for promoted Huddersfield Town in a 3-0 triumph at Crystal Palace that …
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CHAN QUALIFIERS FINAL ROUND Uganda Cranes ?? 3-0 ?? Rwanda Amavubi Stars Kampala, Uganda | FUFA.CO.UG | Uganda Cranes convincingly overcame Rwanda Amavubi Stars 3-0 in a 2018 Total CHAN first leg qualifier at St Mary’s Stadium, Kitende on Saturday Midfielder Muzamiru Mutyaba scored a brace in the 14th and 25th minutes before …
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TODAY: Uganda vs Rwanda (CHAN 4pm St. Mary’s Stadium, Kitende) Kampala, Uganda | KAWOWO SPORTS | Moses Basena and Fred Kajoba will be under scrutiny when Uganda Cranes host Rwanda’s Amavubi in the first leg of the CHAN 2018 qualifiers play off. The two sides face off on Saturday at St. Mary’s …
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Qualifiers (1st Round, 2nd Leg): Uganda Cranes 5-1 South Sudan (Agg: 5-1) Rwanda 0-0 Tanzania (Agg: 1-1) *Rwanda advances on away goal rule Lugogo, Uganda | FUFA.CO.UG | Uganda Cranes humiliated neighbors South Sudan 5-1 to book a place in the final round of the Total CHAN championship qualifiers against Rwanda. Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) striker Paul Mucureezi single handedly led …
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