CHAN 2024: Morocco Land in Nairobi As Group A Clash With Harambee Stars Awaits

Two-time African Nations Championship (CHAN) winners Morocco arrived in Nairobi on Monday morning ahead of the highly anticipated 2024 tournament set to kick off this weekend across Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.

The Atlas Lions touched down at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) aboard a chartered flight on Monday 28 and are scheduled to hold their first training session later in the evening to help players recover from the long journey.

Their arrival marks the beginning of what promises to be a thrilling Group A campaign, as Morocco joins a stacked pool featuring hosts Kenya's Harambee Stars, DR Congo, Angola, and Zambia.

The North Africans will open their tournament against Angola at the Nyayo National Stadium on Sunday, July 28.

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The Harambee Stars are gearing up for their own opening fixture on the same day, with a crucial match against DR Congo at the Kasarani Stadium.

Kenya’s schedule does not get any easier, as they face Angola on August 7 and then meet continental the North African giants on August 10. Their final group match will be a decisive showdown against Zambia on August 17.

With Morocco aiming to become the first team to win the CHAN title three times, the stakes could not be higher.

DR Congo, also two-time champions, will be equally eager to make history.

This makes Group A arguably the most competitive of the tournament, placing pressure on the hosts to rise to the occasion in front of a passionate home crowd.

Morocco’s squad arrives in Nairobi with high expectations and the ambition to make history.

After lifting the trophy in 2018 and 2020, they are keen to prove they remain the dominant force in African home-based football.

For Kenya, co-hosting CHAN 2024 alongside Uganda and Tanzania is already a monumental moment.

But advancing beyond the group stage would be a massive statement of progress for the Harambee Stars, especially with support from fans expected to fill the newly refurbished Kasarani stadium.

With kickoff just days away, the countdown to an electrifying Group A opener is well underway.