体坛英语资讯：Kenya says preparations to host Africa soccer championship on course
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 7-- <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Kenyan">Kenyan</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="reiterated">reiterated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span> (<span word="CHAN">CHAN</span>) <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="early">early</span> 2018.</p><p><span word="Principal">Principal</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Sports">Sports</span>, <span word="Peter">Peter</span> <span word="Kaberia">Kaberia</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="preparations">preparations</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continental">continental</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="gear">gear</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dispelled">dispelled</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hosting">hosting</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="snatched">snatched</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Initially">Initially</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="delay">delay</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="addressed">addressed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grey">grey</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="comply">comply</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="requirements">requirements</span> <span word="stipulated">stipulated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Confederation">Confederation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Football">Football</span> (<span word="CAF">CAF</span>)," <span word="Kaberia">Kaberia</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="signing">signing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="Airways">Airways</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="carrier">carrier</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="Kenyan">Kenyan</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="competitions">competitions</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span>.</p><p><span word="Kaberia">Kaberia</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Under">Under</span> 18 <span word="Athletics">Athletics</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="fears">fears</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hosting">hosting</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="slipping">slipping</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="owing">owing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="pace">pace</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="requisite">requisite</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="hosting">hosting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hosts">hosts</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="CAF">CAF</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="designated">designated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hosting">hosting</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continental">continental</span> <span word="association">association</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="impressed">impressed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span>," <span word="Kaberia">Kaberia</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="features">features</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="exclusively">exclusively</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="respective">respective</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="teams">teams</span></p>
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