Kenyans will as soon as once more be cheering from the sidelines as one of the best of the continent battle out at this 12 months’s Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) event that kicks off immediately in Cote d’Ivoire.
A complete of 24 groups, together with defending champions Senegal, will compete within the month-long event the place Tanzania are the one nation representing the East African area.
Kenya’s dream of creating a return to Africa’s largest soccer extravaganza in Cote d’Ivoire was nipped within the bud after the nation failed to finish the qualification course of following the ban by international soccer governing physique, Fifa, owing to inner administration wrangles.
The final time Kenya’s nationwide group, Harambee Stars, performed on the Afcon was in 2019.
Because the video games begin in Africa’s largest producer of cocoa, it will likely be time for the nation to mirror on the place its soccer requirements ought to be within the coming years.
The Confederation of Africa Soccer (Caf) has picked Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania to co-host this 12 months’s second-tier African Nations Championship (Chan) forward of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations that the three East Africa international locations will even co-host after successful the joint bid.
Kenya as soon as gained the bids to host the Afcon in 1996 and Chan in 2018, however the nation did not develop infrastructure as South Africa and Morocco, respectively, stepped in late to host the occasions.
The Soccer Kenya Federation should use this second to not solely put together groups that may successfully compete on the two continental occasions, but in addition be certain that the venues that may stage these occasions are refurbished and constructed to required worldwide requirements, and in time.
