CHAN
Libya and Morocco already qualified for CHAN even before the qualifying draw
The draw for the qualifying competition for the African Nations Championship (CHAN) Algeria 2022 will hold on Thursday, 26 May 2022 in Cairo, Egypt.
The draw will be conducted at 13h00 Cairo time (11h00 GMT) live on CAF digital pages. Ahead of the draw, two teams, Morocco and Libya are already qualified.
This is sequel to the fact that they are the sole entries in the Northern Zone where two teams are expected to emerge along with Algeria, the host.
Algerian legend Djamal Menad, top scorer and winner of 1990 AFCON with Algeria, will be the draw assistant joined by CAF Head of Competitions Khaled Nassar.
For the first time in the history of the competition, 18 teams will participate in the next final tournament set to take place in Algeria in January and February 2023.
The African Nations Championship (CHAN) is the competition which brings together players who compete in their respective domestic leagues.
The previous edition took place in January/February 2021 in Cameroon and saw Morocco being crowned as champions.
The qualifiers will be organized per zone and 18 teams will participate in the final tournament.
Below is the procedure for the draw:
Northern Zone (2 teams to qualify + HOST)
Engaged Teams: Libya & Morocco
Since there are only two teams engaged from this Zone and only two teams are qualified from this zone ((in addition to the host that is automatically qualified); hence Libya and Morocco are automatically qualified to the final tournament.
Western Zone A (3 teams to qualify)
Engaged Teams (9): All MAs engaged.
Level I – Guinea, Mali, Mauritania
Level II – Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Cap Vert, Liberia, Gambia & Sierra Leone
First Round: The six teams from Level II will play against each other. The first team drawn will play against the 2nd team drawn, the 3rd team drawn will play against the 4th team drawn and the 5th team drawn will play against the 6th team drawn. The team drawn last will play second match at home.
Second Round: Teams of level I will play against the winners of the 1st round.
Guinea will play against the winner of match 1/2 – Mali will play against the winner of match 3/4 and Mauritania will play against the winner of match 5/6
The teams of level 1 play the 2nd match at home.
Western Zone B (3 teams to qualify)
Engaged Teams (7): All MAs engaged.
Level I – Nigeria, Burkina Faso & Niger
Level II – Côte d’Ivoire & Togo
Level III – Ghana & Benin.
1st Round: The two teams from Level III will play against each other. A draw will be done to determine the order of the matches. The team drawn last will play second match at home.
2nd Round: A team will be drawn from Level I to play against a team that will be drawn from Level II. The procedure will be repeated 2 times. The last team remaining will play against the winner of the 1st round (Winner 1/2).
Level I will play the 2nd match at home.
Central Zone (3 teams to qualify)
Engaged Teams (6 teams): Sao tome are suspended & Gabon did not engage.
Level I – Cameroon,DR Congo & Congo
Level II – Equatorial Guinea, Central Africa, & Chad
First Round: A team will be drawn from Level I to play against a team that will be drawn from *Level II. *The procedure will be repeated 3 times.
The teams of level 1 play the 2nd match at home.
Central East Zone (3 teams to qualify)
Engaged Teams (9): Eritrea & Kenya did not engage.
Level I – Rwanda, Uganda, Sudan
Level II – Tanzania, Ethiopia, Burundi, South Sudan, Somalia & Djibouti.
First Round: The six teams from Level II will play against each other. The 1st team drawn will play against the 2nd team drawn, the 3rd team drawn will play against the 4th team drawn and the 5th team drawn will play against the 6th team drawn. The team drawn last will play second match at home.
Second Round: Teams of level I will play against the winners of the 1st round.
Rwanda will play against the winner of match 1/2 – Uganda will play against the winner of match 3/4 and Sudan will play against the winner of match 5/6
The teams of level 1 play the 2nd match at home.
The aggregate winners are qualified to the Final Tournament.
Southern Zone (3 teams to qualify)
Engaged Teams (13): Lesotho did not engage
Level I – Zambia, Namibia, Angola, Zimbabwe, Madagascar & Eswatini
Level II –South Africa, Mozambique, Comoros, Mauritius & Botswana
Level III –Malawi & Seychelles.
1st Round: The teams from Level III will play against each other. A draw will be done to determine the order of the matches. The team drawn last will play second match at home.
2nd Round: A team will be drawn from Level I to play against a team that will be drawn from Level II. The procedure will be repeated 5 times. The last team remaining will play against the winner of the 1st round (Winner 1/2).
Level I will play second match at home.
3rd Round: The winner of matches 3/4 will play against the winner of matches 5/6 and the winner of 7/8 will play against 9/10 and the winner of 11/12 will play against 13/14
The winner of matches 15/16, 17/18 and 19/20 are qualified to the Final Tournament
In case the suspension of Zimbabwe FA is not lifted 2 weeks before their first match, they will be considered loser and eliminated from the competition.
CHAN
Draw for African Nations Championship holds on Wednesday
The road to the African Nations Championship (CHAN) holding in East Africa will be mapped out next Wednesday. According to CAF, the 2024 Qualifiers draw will be conducted at 14h00 Cairo time (11h00 GMT).
Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania will host the tournament between 01 – 28 February 2025.
Ahead of the finals, two rounds of qualifiers will take place on a home and away basis.
The first round of qualifiers will be played on the weekend of 25 – 27 October and 01 – 03 November 2024, with the second round confirmed for 20 – 22 December and 27 – 29 December 2024.
Since its 2009 inception, the CHAN tournament has been an exceptional platform of showcasing the world-class talent and quality of African football as well as its ever-evoling landscape.
Algeria played host to the last edition of the tournament which drew thousands of supporters, millions of global audiences and digital engagement as a result of the rising popularity and quality of the tournament.
In line with CAF’s key objective of increasing the commercial strength of its competitions, the CHAN competition has also seen an increased rise in commercial value.
This has also been supported by CAF’s 60% increase in the tournament’s prize money that sees the winners walking away with $2 Million.
Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania’s hosting of the competition also serves as an opportunity for the three nations to fine-tune their preparations for the hosting of the Africa Cup of Nations 2027.
CAF will soon communicate details and procedures for the draw.
African Nations Championship Previous Winners:
- 2009 – DR Congo
- 2011 – Tunisia
- 2014 – Libya
- 2016 – DR Congo
- 2018 – Morocco
- 2020 – Morocco
- 2022 – Senegal
CHAN
CAF confirms Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania as CHAN 2024 Hosts
The Confédération of African Football, CAF has confirmed that Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania as co-host Nations of the Africa Nations Championship (CHAN). It will run from February 1 to 28 next year.
However, the host stadiums and training venues are yet to be confirmed. The qualifying series will begin on the weekend of 25-27 October 2024 and continue on November 1 to 13.
The Second Round of the Qualifiers will be played on 20-22 December and 27-27 December 2024.
The qualification slots for the tournament have been allocated as follows:
Zones WAFU A, WAFU B, UNAF, UNIFFAC, and COSAFA will each have three qualifying teams.
The CECAFA zone, which includes the three host countries, will receive an additional slot due to their automatic qualification as hosts. As a result, the total number of teams qualifying for the final tournament will be increased to 19 teams.
Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania will participate in the Qualifiers and in addition to their automatic qualification as hosts, the team achieving the best result in the CECAFA qualifiers will also advance to the final tournament. Senegal won the last edition held in Algeria last year.
CHAN
CAF Executive Committee approves CHAN 2024 Dates
Following the meeting of the Confédération Africaine de Football, CAF Executive Committee in Nairobi, Kenya on Monday, 16 September 2024, the CAF President Dr. Patrice Motsepe confirmed the dates of the African Nations Championship CHAN 2024 final tournament.
The African Nations Championship CHAN 2024 will be played between 01 – 28 February 2025.
The first round of Qualifiers will be played on the weekend of 25-27 October 2024.
CHAN is scheduled to be hosted in East Africa. CAF will communicate in due course stadiums and other venues to be used for the competition.
On Sunday, CAF President Dr Motsepe visited some of the venues in Kenya that are being prepared for CHAN.
While noting the progress made and the commitment of the Government of Kenya, Dr Motsepe said there was a need for everyone to work together with speed to ensure that all venues and facilities are ready for the Competition.
Senegal are the current champions of CHAN after they defeated hosts, Algeria two years ago in Algiers.
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