With barely eight months to the official September 2017 date that CAF set for Kenya to put in place all the requirements needed to host CHAN 2018, the continental football governing body has raised questions about the East African nation preparedness to host the tournament.

According to reliable sources, Kenya ability to host the tournament that is set to start from 11th January and end on 2nd February 2018, was discussed at length during today’s CAF executive meeting that also withdrew the rights of Madagascar to host the Africa Under 17 championship.

Doubts on Kenya’s ability to host the tourney surfaced  in April last year when head of Caf’s CHAN organizing comittee Almany Kabale Camara visited the country together with CAF secretary General Hicham El Armani where addressing the press ,announced that the country was much behind in preparing for the tournament.

CAF requirements to host the tournament needs hosts  to put in place four stadiums for each group with each venue having  at least four changing rooms, two training pitches in each venue, internet connectivity and transport infrastructure across all venues.

Other requirments include advanced media tribunes, anti-doping rooms in each venue, floodlights for HD video production and stand by generators in all venues.

FKF is expected to use Kinoru Stadium in Meru, Moi Stadium in Kisumu Mombasa County Stadium and Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos as some of options of the tournament as well as main stadiums Kasarani and Nyayo.

Instruments to host the 5th edition of the African Nations Championships, a biennial football tournament that excluisvely feauters players from respective national championships, were handed to Kenya on 7th February 2016 at Amahoro stadium and were received by then Kenya Minister of Sports and past FKF chairman, Sam Nyamweya.

Kenya is the third country in CECAFA region to be granted rights to host the second most prestigious tournament.Sudan hosted the second edition before Rwanda who organized a spectacular event in 2016.