Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – My people, Naija no dey sleep! The most anticipated festival of Jogo, the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN), don finally land for our doorstep. E go run from August 2 to August 30, 2025, and me I dey poised to see wetin dis wahala go produce for the pitch.
Omo, na five venues for four cities wey dey share three co-hosting nations: Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Original plan na for February 2025, but dem yan say make we chill small due to poor infrastructure (e be like say dem no fit build toilet for stadium na). Anyway, we don gather plenty teams – 19 for group stage! Na wetin we dey call record-breaking o, as dis one na the largest for CHAN history.
The opening match go take place for the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium here for Tanzania, while di grand finale go happen for Moi International Sports Center wey dey Nairobi, Kenya. All 19 teams dey split into four groups; some get five teams while one get four. Na the top two from each group go waka go quarter-finals. For the past CHAN, Nigeria still dey chop belleful with 2009 and 2016 title. Abeg, make dem no make me vex for this one!
Group A, na Kenya dey shine like star with 10 points followed by Morocco and Congo DR. Sabi say dis teams dey try represent better o. Meanwhile, for Group B, Tanzania dey show why dem co-host as dem lead with fine play. Senegal wey be the reigning champion still dey shine like small god.
As we dey enter the knockout stage, I dey beg make una carry una wrappers and jollof rice come watch the matches. The final quarter-final fixtures dey set for 22 and 23 August. Omo, dis level go hot! Make sure say you no miss am for any channel wey go broadcast am live, because you no wan slack for dis kind gist.
For those wey wan sabi who dey lead for goals, na Allan Okello from Uganda and Thabiso Kutumela from South Africa wey dey pack 3 goals each. E be like say everybody get their eyes on di prize as quarter-finals dey approach. As we dey go, I go keep una updated with all di fixtures and results, so, no dey carry your wahala come my side. Na only fun and football we dey look for here!
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