#sports-stretch
As a local sports fan; I am one happy guy-Kenya will host
the 2018 Africa Nations Championship(CHAN).T this was officially confirmed by
Confederation of African Football (CAF) after an executive meeting held on
Friday at the CAF headquarters in Cairo; Egypt.
With Kenya’s bid accepted; now the hard part comes in- to
put together a working Local Organizing Committee (LOC) to seek funds and put
in place other logistics starting immediately.
Kenya had missed out on the bid to host the 2019 Africa Cup
of Nations finals after the Government failed to provide the necessary
guarantees on time.
With such a magnitude event; my bet is on Nairobi; Mombasa;
Machakos; Kisumu and Nakuru counties to step up and host the tournament.
Kenya last attempted to host a continental tournament in
1966; but pulled out citing lack of finances and Government support for the
Africa Nations Cup. South Africa went on to host and win the tournament.
The federation will need close to 500M to host a successful
event in 2018- it will be a plus for the fans and the national team too to play
in a continental event if they miss out on 2015 Africa Cup of Nations in
morocco and the 2016 CHAN in Rwanda.
BY EMBUKANE VINCENT LIBOSSO.
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