Kenya to Play Tanzania in CHAN Qualifier

Kenya national team, Harambee Stars, will play rivals Tanzania in their opening 2020 CHAN qualifier and not Burundi as earlier scheduled.

Stars was set to meet Burundi in the first round but following CAF’s decision to include to include Djbouti in the qualifiers, Kenya will now face Tanzania in the qualification phase.

The two teams recently meet in an African Cup of Nations group match where Kenya came from a goal down to beat their neighbours 3-2.

The team that will progress from the first phase will tackle the winner of the tie between Ethiopia and Djibouti in the second and final qualification round.

FKF statement:

The Kenya national football team, Harambee Stars, is set to face Tanzania in the first round of the 2020 Africa Nations Championships Qualifiers, set to be played this month.

Having been scheduled to face Burundi in fixtures released by the Confederation of African Football early this year, Kenya now has a new opponent in the Taifa Stars following CAF’s decision to include Djibouti and tournament hosts Ethiopia in the qualification phase.

In the re-done draw, Harambee Stars will travel to Tanzania for the first leg set to be played between July 26 and July 28, with the second leg set to be played in Nairobi between August 2, and August 4, 2019.