🇰🇪 Kenya Gears Up to Co‑Host  CHAN 2025 with CAF‑Approved Stadiums & Tight Security

 Stadiums Ready for the Pan‑East African Showcase

• Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani has been fully refurbished and officially handed over to the CHAN Local Organising Committee. It will host key fixtures, including the final on August 30, 2025  .

• Nyayo National Stadium, now seating approximately 18,000, underwent extensive renovations in 2024 and was handed over in mid‑July. The upgrades include upgraded floodlighting (3,000 lux), VAR installation, CCTV expansion, improved athlete facilities, and media capacity enhancements—making it fully compliant with CAF standards  .

• Training venues like Ulinzi Sports Complex and Police Sacco Stadium have also been upgraded to meet technical requirements and are fully operational  .

These upgrades reflect the culmination of multi‑agency efforts, notably led by Kenya’s Ministry of Defense and sports authorities, to ensure full CAF compliance ahead of the August tournament  .

Robust Multi‑Agency Security Plan Deployed

• The Interior Ministry, under PS Raymond Omollo, has rolled out a multi‑agency security framework encompassing policing, intelligence, immigration, transport, health, and sports authorities via a CHAN‑AFCON Multi‑Agency Team (MAT) and Project Oversight Council  .

• Closely coordinated briefings in Nairobi ensured operational readiness, corroborated during a CAF inspection on July 21, where General Secretary Véron Mosengo‑Omba gave preparations a strong endorsement  .

• Key operational protocols include layered screening, accreditation systems, coordinated traffic and crowd-flow management, medical preparedness, and targeted counter-terrorism measures stretching from airports to stadiums  .

• Parliamentary committees have demanded proactive crowd control planning—such as early gate opening protocols and pre‑assigned digital ticketing—to prevent chaos during high‑attendance matches  .

Tournament Overview

• The TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN), originally slated for early 2025, has been rescheduled to August 2–30, 2025, co-hosted by Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania—the first time in CHAN history the tournament spans three countries  .

• Hosted exclusively by players active in domestic leagues, CHAN serves as a vital platform for local talent and as a rehearsal for AFCON 2027, which the same trio of nations will host  .

 Why CHAN 2025 Is a Big Deal

Final Insight

With both Kasarani and Nyayo Stadia CAF-compliant, additional venues upgraded, and a detailed multi‑agency security architecture in place, Kenya enters CHAN 2025 not just as co‑host—but as a capable, confident contributor to one of Africa’s premier football events.

Success here is a litmus test of readiness for the AFCON 2027 journey, and an opportunity to reaffirm Kenya’s identity as a continental events host and home of local football excellence.