Nigeria, Aug. 22 -- The African Nations Championship (CHAN) PAMOJA 2024 is entering its most decisive stage, and the script could not have been written better for the co-hosts.

Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda; the three nations sharing hosting rights, have all booked their places in the quarter-finals, keeping alive the East African dream of lifting the trophy on home soil.

After a group stage that delivered 74 goals, breakout stars, and tactical masterclasses, attention now shifts to four mouthwatering knockout ties set for Friday, 22 August, and Saturday, 23 August.

The tournament's curtain-raiser in the knockout round will see hosts Kenya lock horns with a spirited Madagascar side at the Kasarani Stadium.

Benni McCarthy's Kenya have be...