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Hassan Wasswa, Mrisho Ngasa and McDonald Mariga confirmed as TotalEnergies CAF CHAN 2024 Draw Assistants
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Hassan Wasswa, Mrisho Ngasa and McDonald Mariga confirmed as TotalEnergies CAF CHAN 2024 Draw Assistants

With two days to go before the Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) conducts the official draw for the TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2024 finals, three legends who will take part in the ceremony have been confirmed, with one each from co-hosts Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. The draw will be conducted on Wednesday, 15 January at the Kenyatta International Conventional Centre in Nairobi, Kenya at 20h00 local time (17h00 GMT / 19h00 Cairo time). Uganda’s Hassan Wasswa, Mrisho Ngasa of Tanzania and Kenya’s McDonald Mariga will be the three legends conducting the draw of the eighth edition of the competition to take place between 1-28 February 2025. A total of 19 nations, including hosts Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and defending champions Senegal will be engaged i...
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CAF President Dr Motsepe begins two-day tour of CHAN 2024 Host Nations in Tanzania on Thursday
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CAF President Dr Motsepe begins two-day tour of CHAN 2024 Host Nations in Tanzania on Thursday

The Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”) President Dr Patrice Motsepe began his two-day tour of the nations that will host the TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (“CHAN”) with a visit to Tanzania on Thursday, 19 December 2024. Dr Motsepe visited Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar on Thursday. He will travel to Kenya and Uganda on Friday where he will meet with the Heads of State and football leadership in the two countries. In Tanzania, the CAF President visited the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es Salaam where he inspected its readiness to host matches in the CHAN competition. Dr Motsepe thanked Tanzania’s President, Her Excellency Samia Suluhu Hassan, for her commitment and support of football development in the country. Dr Motsepe also met with Zanzibar President ...
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AHF Urges Global HIV Data Audit as UNAIDS 55th PCB Meeting Ends In Nairobi
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AHF Urges Global HIV Data Audit as UNAIDS 55th PCB Meeting Ends In Nairobi

Following the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) 55th Programme Coordinating Board (PCB) meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) has renewed its call for a comprehensive global audit of HIV data. This renewed urgency follows a news report on UNAIDS' latest 95-95-95 epidemic control progress report, which states that six African nations, alongside Kenya, have met testing and treatment targets for the general population. According to the report, Kenya has achieved 95-95-90 against a target of 95-90-86—meaning that 95% of people know their HIV status, 95% are on treatment, and 90% have achieved viral load suppression. Kenya also claimed that 97% of people with HIV know they are positive. However, in 2023, Kenya recorded over 17,000 new HIV...
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Ugandan fan shot dead celebrating Arsenal beating Manchester United
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Ugandan fan shot dead celebrating Arsenal beating Manchester United

Lawrence Mugejera was being treated in hospital after being shot A fan of English football club Arsenal, who was celebrating the team's victory over Manchester United, has allegedly been shot dead by a security guard in Uganda. Another fan was injured as the guard opened fire on a large crowd of jubilant supporters at a restaurant in Lukaya town in central Uganda, about 100km (62 miles) from the capital Kampala. It happened towards the end of the match, which Arsenal won 2-0. A local journalist told the BBC that the building's manager was angered by the noise that the jubilant supporters were making and asked the guard to intervene. However, the fans did not heed a warning to quiet down. Witnesses told the journalist, Farish Magembe, that the owner switched off the p...
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