Commencement

Somalia has stepped out of the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2025 qualifiers just as they were about to start this weekend. “We’ve decided to withdraw due to financial hurdles,” Yusuf Ahmed, stalwart of the Somalia Football Federation, shared with Cecafaonline.com, revealing the constraints that clipped their wings. Burundi, who was all set to lock horns with Somalia in the early qualifiers, now finds themselves with a free pass, advancing to face Uganda in the concluding stage. Elsewhere…