Barely three weeks to the long anticipated start of the Championships of African Nations (CHAN), the local organizing committee chairperson, Vincent Nzamwita has stated all the facilities are ready to use.
As quoted by Rwanda’s New Times, the Rwanda F.A president said;
Works at Amahoro National Stadium and Kigali Regional Stadium in Nyamirambo had been completed. There are only a few remaining activities on Huye and Umuganda Stadia but otherwise we are good to go.
The championship meant for domestic players in national leagues, will get underway on January 16 and run through to February 7.
The two facilities, along with the Huye and Umuganda (Rubavu) Stadiums will host the continent’s second biggest football tournament, which will attract 16 national teams in Africa.
The local organizing committee chairperson hinted of how Rwanda Housing Authority had assured that all construction works will be done before end of the year.
Vincent Nzamwita, the Rwanda F.A president and the CHAN 2016 Local Organizing Committee chairperson
Preparations also included availing training grounds close to each of the stadiums.
This is the second biggest championship that Rwanda has hosted since 2011 when the mountainous country held the U-17 Africa Championships Finals.
Stadia Capacity:
Amahoro is the largest stadium of the four with a capacity of 25,000 followed by Huye (10,000), Kigali Regional Stadium (7,000) and then Umuganda (5,200).
Uganda will be based at the boarder town of Rubavu where the Umuganda Stadium is.
CHAN Groups
Group A: Rwanda, Cote d’Ivoire, Morocco, Gabon.
Group B: DRC, Ethiopia, Cameroon, Angola
Group C: Tunisia, Guinea, Niger, Nigeria
Group D: Zimbabwe, Zambia, Uganda, Mali
