CHAN 2024: 11 Gone, Eight Left but the Thriller Continues for Kenyans as Knockouts Beckon

Kenyans have been served a great spectacle during the ongoing 2024 African Nations Championships (CHAN 2024) whose group stage round ended on Tuesday.

Even more delightful for Kenyans is the performance of Harambee Stars, who have surpassed expectations by staying unbeaten in a tough Group A, finishing top to set up a quarter-final meeting with Madagascar at Kasarani Stadium on Friday.

So far, 11 teams have gone home with just eight left to contest the quarter-final, which will see Kenya take on Madagascar on Friday from 5pm while Tanzania host Morocco the same day from 8pm.

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The following day, Uganda will play Senegal (5pm), before Sudan clash with Algeria (8pm) with a ticket to the semi-final at stake for all the remaining eight sides in the tournament.

At the group stage, Kenya topped Group A with 10 points, one ahead of Morocco, while DR Congo finished third with six, Angola fourth with four points and pointless Zambia last.

In Group B, co-hosts Tanzania also finished top with 10 points, three more than Madagascar, with Mauritania also on seven points but knocked out on goal difference, as Burkina Faso and Central Africa Republic finished fourth and fifth with three and one point respectively.

Meanwhile, Uganda’s final minute comeback against South Africa saw them top Group C with seven points, one ahead of Algeria and Bafana Bafana, the North Africans qualifying due to a superior goal difference, as Guinea and Niger had four and two points in that order.

In Group D, which was played in Zanzibar, Sudan finished top on five points, same as Senegal, as both sealed a place in the last eight, while Nigeria and Congo Brazzaville were eliminated after managing three and two points respectively.

All these matches were not just experienced by those at the stadium as millions of Kenyans across the country were closely following proceedings at Kasarani, Nyayo and all the other venues in Tanzania, Uganda and Zanzibar in the comfort of their living rooms thanks to the go-to electronics brand for home match viewing, Vision Plus.

The “sofa set branch” consisted of those who missed tickets and the ones in far flung areas, including the diaspora, but they had nothing to worry as Vision Plus had them covered since they were able to follow everything on Smart TVs, whose 4K displays offered the best quality.

Every decision, be it controversial or VAR-driven, was celebrated or frowned upon by Kenyan fans both in the stadiums in the country and the “sofa set branch” which was enjoying the action on their Vision Plus smart TVs at home.

With four nail-biting quarter-final matches still to come, Kenyan football lovers are in for a treat as Vision Plus has unbeatable offers, running from August 1-31, which gives them an opportunity to get not just TVs but other home appliances such as refrigerators, washing machines, water dispensers, audio machines, smart watches and many more all available at https://visionplus.co.ke.

This is a good chance not just to enjoy football matches but also snap up high quality electronic gadgets from Vision Plus and fans have to hurry up and log onto https://visionplus.co.ke for the best deals before they run out as CHAN 2024 has come with a massive opportunity beyond the action on the pitch.