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Former Uganda Cranes defender Hassan Wasswa was confirmed by Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) to conducts the official draw for the TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2024 finals.
Wasswa whose national team career shoots to a decade, has been a long time servant of Ugandan football.
In addition to representing the Cranes 75 times, the defensive midfielder also enjoyed a career in Turkey and Saudi Arabia before his 2021 retirement.
With Uganda set to co-host tournament alongside Kenya and Tanzania on Wednesday, 15 January at the Kenyatta International Conventional Centre in Nairobi, Wasswa will conduct the draw from the above East African nations.
These two are Mrisho Ngasa of Tanzania and Kenya’s McDonald Mariga. Ngasa is rated as one of the best players to come out of the East African nation.
Mrisho Ngasa – Tanzania.
With a century of international appearances, Ngasa is the second most capped Tanzanian player of all time and the nation’s leading scorer with 25 goals.
For Mariga, an older brother to another Kenyan Legend Victor Wanyama enjoyed a glittering career that included a UEFA Champions League title with Inter Milan, as well as the Serie A trophy and two Coppa Italia wins.
Mc Donald’s Mariga – Kenya
He also won the FIFA Club World Cup in 2010, coming with 40 caps for the Kenya national team, scoring five goals.
The 18th edition of the competition to take place between 1st and 28th February 2025 and will hold total of 19 nations, including hosts Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and defending champions Senegal.
Other teams in the draw will include; Morocco, Guinea, Mauritania, Niger, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo, Sudan, Zambia, Angola and Madagascar.
Two more teams will be confirmed for the finals.
