President of the Confederation of African Football Ahmad Ahmad say CAF is yet to decide whether Kenya can still host the 2018 CHAN tournament after it appeared the East Africans are behind schedule in terms of their preparation.
Ahmad told Super Sport on his first visit to South Africa this week that they had sent a powerful inspection team to Kenya.
"We don’t want football to interfere with politics. Our delegation is talking to the government as there will be presidential elections in August. They asked us to give them until the end of August when they will give us their action plan.†He said
Four Stadiums namely Kasarani, Kinoru, Nyayo and Kipchoge Keino have been selected to host the tournament.
Ahmad added: “After that, we will sit down to take a decision whether we will have it in Kenya or not. The tournament will take place on the indicated dates in proper conditions, with infrastructure that Africa will be proud of. That I can assure you.â€
The CHAN tournament, which is reserved for players who feature in their respective domestic leagues across Africa, will be staged from January 11 to February 2, 2018.