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CAF
3 days ago
- Sport
- CAF
CAF concludes two-day Senior Supervisors Commanders' workshop in Nairobi ahead of CHAN
Dr. Christian Emeruwa, the Head of CAF's Safety and Security department is confident that the East African region is well on course ahead of its first ever joint major tournament, the 2024 TotalEnergies Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) set for August. Dr. Emeruwa says he is impressed with the caliber of the security workforce and the zeal to work exhibited by personnel from all the host countries, after conducting the last of three workshops for senior supervisors in Nairobi on Friday. 'In terms of personnel, what we have seen is impressive and commendable. We are happy with the people we have trained. They have been very positive and receptive in terms of the training and we are confident that we have the right people. But, we still have some way to go in terms of getting enough material for the personnel to work,' Dr Emeruwa said. He conducted the first workshop in Tanzania, culminating with practical work at the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup final between Simba SC and RS Berkane in Zanzibar before heading to Uganda. He then conducted the workshop in Nairobi, bringing together 40 senior security personnel from the National Police Service as well as officials from both the Ministry of Sports and Interior Coordination. 'For us it is very important to get all the security stakeholders in a room and expose them to the CAF way of doing things. We are not here to teach them how to police the country. Football has its own security requirements and programs which are not openly available to the conventional police,' Dr Christian said. He added; 'We needed to expose them to this kind of training and also let them know what is coming to them. CHAN is the second biggest tournament in CAF; it is not just a one-off game. We have tried to show them what has happened in other countries, and for a country well connected from the borders we expect quite a lot of people coming in for this tournament.' The two-day workshop culminated in a practical session at the Nyayo National Stadium, one of the principal host stadia of the tournament. They were taken through various crowd control measures, including managing entry of spectators and manning ticket verification points. 'This was a brilliant platform for us to get rolling in terms of helping our security personnel understand how football security operations are done. It is very different from the normal day to day job of the police and there have been massive benefits from this training by CAF. Locally we have endeavored to train as many police officers as possible to ensure that we have a very safe CHAN in August,' said Austin Oduor, CAF's National Safety and Security Officer, Kenya. The 2024 TotalEnergies CHAN is scheduled for August, and this will be the first time three countries will be co-hosting the tournament specially tailor-made for locally-based players.
CAF
15-03-2025
- Sport
- CAF
The job is not done yet, say Kenya ahead of Uganda return tie in U17 World Cup qualifier
Kenya's captain Halima Imbachi has urged her teammates to approach Sunday's FIFA U17 Women's World Cup qualifier second round return leg duel as a 0-0 affair, despite winning the first leg 2-0 in Kampala last weekend. The two sides meet at the Nyayo National Stadium Sunday afternoon, with Kenya, seeking for back to back World Cup qualifications, a step up in the duel. But the Junior Starlets know the danger Uganda bring, and are thus taking the match with utmost seriousness. 'We want to forget about the first leg result and focus purely on what is ahead of us. We are starting this game at 0-0 and nothing is done yet. We have to be cautious from the word go because we know it is not an easy match. Uganda is a very good team and if we don't take caution, they can surprise us,' the midfielder said, after the team's final training session in Nairobi. Kenya needs in the least any kind of a draw and at worse, a 1-0 defeat and they will be through to the third and final qualification round. But, playing at home, they are going all out for victory. Head coach Mildred Cheche believes her team's motivation, especially after a comfortable away win, is at a good high. Playing at home she says, will add on the extra push for them to take a win. 'We have prepared really well but are cautious that we are facing a good Uganda side. From what we saw in the first leg, they are very good offensively and have a number 10 who is very good with shots, so we have to approach the game very keenly,' Cheche said. She adds; 'Our ambition remains to qualify for the second consecutive World Cup and every game matters for us. We are playing at home and we will have our friends, family and supporters behind us so that gives us a push to go for a win.' This is the first game the Nyayo National Stadium will host since it was closed down for renovations. It is one of the host venues for the delayed 2024 TotalEnergies Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) which will be played in August. It will also host the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Gabon at the end of the month. These two matches will be key markers on the stadium's progress ahead of the August competition.
