By George Bukenya
CAF has granted both Uganda and Burundi to play their African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2024 Qualifier matches at Hamz Stadium, Nakivubo.
The two nations will face off in a two-legged affair with Burundi hosting the first leg on 26th December 2024. And three days later (29th December 2024), Uganda will host their counterparts at the same venue. Kickoff for both matches will be 6:00pm
In order to have proper management of crowd control, CAF has directed the number of fans that will access the stadium for each of the games to be limited to 7,000 only.
Uganda has already sealed a place at the biennal tournament as a co-host alongside Tanzania and Kenya but the team will use these matches for preparations while Burundi and other teams in the region will be seeking to take up the only extra slot allocated to CECAFA region through the qualifying rounds.
The CHAN 2024 Finals Tournament is slated to take place in the aforementioned three countries between 1st and 21st February 2025.
The stadium will host the Cecafa regional qualifiers for the 2025 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations alongside St. Mary’s Stadium Kitende starting December 14 to 27.