×
App Icon
The Standard e-Paper
Home To Bold Columnists
★★★★ - on Play Store
Download Now

CS Murkomen exudes confidence in Kenya hosting CHAN 2024, inaugurates Local Organizing Committee

Sports CS Kipchumba Murkomen (centre) flanked by FKF President Hussein Mohamed address after unveiling the CHAN 2024 and AFCON 2027 Local Organising Committee LOC at Talanta Plaza on December 10, 2024. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]

Kenya's Cabinet Secretary for Youth Affairs, Creative Economy, and Sports, Kipchumba Murkomen, has dismissed growing doubts about the country's preparedness to co-host the 2025 African Nations Championship (CHAN).

Speaking during the inauguration of the CHAN and Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2027 Local Organizing Committee (LOC) at Talanta Plaza, Nairobi, on December 10, Murkomen insisted that Kenya, alongside Uganda and Tanzania, remains on course to meet the Confederation of African Football's (CAF) hosting requirements.

Get Full Access for Ksh299/Week
Bold Reporting Takes Time, Courage and Investment. Stand With Us.
  • Unlimited access to all premium content
  • Uninterrupted ad-free browsing experience
  • Mobile-optimized reading experience
  • Weekly Newsletters
  • MPesa, Airtel Money and Cards accepted
Already a subscriber? Log in
Sports
Juniors put up good show at Nyali and Windsor clubs
Rugby
What Kenya must do to return to HSBC World Rugby SVNS Series
Sports
Joyce Wanjiru: This is the reason why I joined the paid ranks
Golf
Joyce Wanjiru: New kid on the block explains why she joined paid ranks