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The Kenyan national football team Harambee Stars will open their 2025 CHAN campaign against CHAN heavyweights in Nairobi.
Kenya’s Harambee Stars are set to kick off their 2024 TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) campaign with a high-stakes showdown against continental giants the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
The Confederation of African Football (CAF), in partnership with the Local Organizing Committees of host nations Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, unveiled the tournament schedule on Friday, promising fans an action-packed month of football.
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The tournament will officially begin on Saturday, August 2, 2025, in Dar es Salaam, where co-hosts Tanzania welcome Burkina Faso at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in a highly anticipated kickoff.
The following day, Sunday, August 3, football fever grips Nairobi, which will host two key matches.
The first sees the Harambee Stars go head-to-head with DR Congo at Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani.
The Congolese side, twice CHAN champions in 2009 and 2016, presents a stern test for Benni McCarthy's men, who will be looking to make a strong impression as co-hosts and advance from the group stages on home soil.
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Later that evening, the Nyayo Stadium will host another blockbuster as Morocco, the 2018 and 2020 CHAN champions, face off against Angola.
The day's action wraps up in Tanzania, with Madagascar playing Mauritania at Benjamin Mkapa Stadium.
The third co-host, Uganda, begins its campaign on Monday, August 4, with a double-header at Mandela Stadium in Kampala.
First, Niger meets Guinea, followed by a primetime clash between Uganda and Algeria.
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The third-place playoff is scheduled for Friday, August 29, at Mandela Stadium in Kampala, while the grand final will take place the next day, Saturday, August 30, 2025, at Kasarani.
As anticipation builds, all eyes will be on Harambee Stars to rise to the occasion in front of their home fans and navigate a challenging group to potentially write a historic CHAN chapter.
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