A two-day Confederation of African Football (CAF) Championship of African Nations (CHAN) safety and security preparatory training workshop has been organised at the Mandela National Stadium, Namboole.
The opening was on Tuesday, 27th May, and it will wind down on the following day.
This workshop was graced by security officers from the different agencies.
These entailed security commanders in charge of VVIP, traffic escorts, venue, stadium, team liaison officers, training group supervisors and others.
Dr Christian Emeruwa, the head of safety and security at CAF and Zacharia Diabate have been the main facilitators.
The workshop has theory and practical sessions meant to further equip the officials with hands-on knowledge and crucial skills in safety and security operations prior to the forthcoming Championship of African Nations (CHAN) tournament in August.
This tournament will be hosted by Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania between 2nd August to 30th August 2025.
 It was to be hosted from 1 to 28 February 2025, however, on 14 January 2025 it was postponed to August 2025 in the same 3 countries.
This will be the first edition to be hosted by three countries.
The CHAN tournament is a dress rehearsal of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations.