2024 African Nations Championship
7th edition of football tournament
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The 2024 African Nations Championship, known as the 2024 CHAN for short and the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship for sponsorship purposes, was the eighth and final edition of the African Nations Championship, a biennial association football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), featuring national teams consisting of players currently playing in their respective local leagues. It was to be hosted by Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda from 1 to 28 February 2025,[1] however on 14 January 2025 it was postponed to August 2025 in the same three countries.[2] This was the first edition to be hosted by three countries.[3]
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Uganda
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host countries | Kenya Tanzania Uganda |
| Dates | 2–30 August 2025 |
| Teams | 19 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venues | 5 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Morocco (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Madagascar |
| Third place |  Senegal |
| Fourth place |  Sudan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 44 |
| Goals scored | 90 (2.05 per match) |
| Top scorer | (6 goals) |
| Best player | |
| Best goalkeeper |
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| Fair play award | Senegal |
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Morocco beat Madagascar 3–2 in the final, claiming their third CHAN title in six years. This also made them the most successful team in the history of the tournament, one better than DR Congo's two titles.[4]
Four months after the end of the tournament on 20 December 2025 the Confederation of African Football announced the cancellation of the competition, to be replaced by the African Nations League in 2029.[5]
Host selection
Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda were named as co-hosts of the 2024 edition on 17 December 2023 as a dress rehearsal of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations.[6]
Postponement
On 14 January 2025, the day before the Final Draw took place, CAF announced that the tournament would be postponed to August 2025 to allow more time for preparations and for another qualifying round to take place to decide the final two participants.[7][8] The preparation of Kenyan venues to host the tournament was considered as "miles behind" by the officials.[9]
Venues
This edition of the tournament was confirmed to be held in five venues in four cities spread across three co-hosting nations: Kenya: Nairobi, Tanzania: Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar City, and Uganda: Kampala.
| Uganda | ||
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| Kampala | ||
| Mandela National Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 45,000 | ||
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| Kenya | ||
| Nairobi | ||
| Moi International Sports Centre | Nyayo National Stadium | |
| Capacity: 55,000 | Capacity: 18,000 | |
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| Tanzania | ||
| Dar es Salaam | Zanzibar City | |
| Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium | Amaan Stadium | |
| Capacity: 60,000 | Capacity: 15,000 | |
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Qualification
The qualification procedures were unveiled at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt on 9 September 2024 with the qualification itself running from 25 October to 29 December 2024.[10] Libya, Morocco and Tunisia qualified for the final tournament automatically.[11] However, Libya subsequently announced its withdrawal citing a scheduling conflict.[12][13]
Qualified teams
Teams in bold qualified after winning in the second qualifying stage.
| Team | Zone | Date of qualification |
Appearance | First appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
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| Morocco |
Northern Zone | 9 October 2024 | 5th | 2014 | 2020 | Champions (2018, 2020) |
 Algeria |
9 May 2025 | 3rd | 2011 | 2022 | Runners-up (2022) | |
 Guinea |
Western Zone A | 28 December 2024 | 4th | 2016 | 2020 | 3rd Place (2020) |
| Senegal |
28 December 2024 | 4th | 2009 | 2022 | Champions (2022) | |
 Mauritania |
29 December 2024 | 4th | 2014 | 2022 | Quarter-finals (2022) | |
 Niger |
Western Zone B | 27 December 2024 | 5th | 2011 | 2022 | 4th Place (2022) |
 Burkina Faso |
28 December 2024 | 4th | 2014 | 2020 | Group Stage (2014, 2018, 2020) | |
 Nigeria |
28 December 2024 | 4th | 2014 | 2018 | Runners-up (2018) | |
 Central African Republic |
Central Zone | 28 December 2024 | 1st | None | None | Debut |
 DR Congo |
28 December 2024 | 7th | 2009 | 2022 | Champions (2009, 2016) | |
 Equatorial Guinea |
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 Congo |
17 June 2025[a] | 5th | 2014 | 2022 | Quarter-finals (2018, 2022) | |
 Kenya (co-hosts) |
Central Eastern Zone | 26 September 2024 | 1st | None | None | Debut |
 Tanzania (co-hosts) |
26 September 2024 | 3rd | 2009 | 2020 | Group stage (2009, 2020) | |
 Uganda (co-hosts) |
26 September 2024 | 7th | 2011 | 2022 | Group stage (2011, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022) | |
| Sudan |
28 December 2024 | 4th | 2011 | 2022 | 3rd Place (2011, 2018) | |
 Zambia |
Southern Zone | 15 December 2024 | 5th | 2009 | 2020 | 3rd Place (2009) |
 Angola |
28 December 2024 | 5th | 2011 | 2022 | Runners-up (2011) | |
| Madagascar |
29 December 2024 | 2nd | 2022 | 2022 | 3rd Place (2022) | |
 South Africa |
11 May 2025 | 3rd | 2011 | 2014 | Quarter-finals (2011) |
Draw
The draw was held on 15 January 2025 at the Kenyatta International Conventional Centre in Nairobi.[16]
On the morning of the draw, CAF announced the draw pots and procedure, however no formula for the seeding system was provided other than that it took into account performances in the last three editions.[17]
| Seeded | Pot A | Pot B | Pot C |
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Squads
Each squad could contain a maximum of 28 players (Regulations Article 72).[18]
Group stage
CAF announced the tournament schedule on 27 June 2025.[19][20]
The top two teams of each group will advance to the quarter finals.
Tiebreakers
Teams will be ranked according to the three points for a win system (3 points for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:
- Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- If more than two teams were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, if two teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are applied exclusively to these two teams;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Goals scored in all group matches;
- Drawing of lots.
Group A
| Kenya | 1–0 | DR Congo |
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A. Odhiambo  45+2' |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Tanzania (H) |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 10 | Qualification to knockout stage |
| 2 | Madagascar |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 | Mauritania |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 7 | |
| 4 | Burkina Faso |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | |
| 5 | Central African Republic |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |
| Burkina Faso | 4–2 | Central African Republic |
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| Mauritania | 0–1 | Tanzania |
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| Tanzania | 2–1 | Madagascar |
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| Madagascar | 2–0 | Central African Republic |
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| Mauritania | 1–0 | Burkina Faso |
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| Burkina Faso | 1–2 | Madagascar |
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Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Uganda (H) |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 7 | Qualification to knockout stage |
| 2 | Algeria |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | South Africa |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | |
| 4 | Guinea |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | |
| 5 | Niger |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 2 |
| Algeria | 1–1 | South Africa |
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| South Africa | 2–1 | Guinea |
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| Niger | 0–0 | South Africa |
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Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Sudan |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 5 | Qualification to knockout stage |
| 2 | Senegal |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Nigeria |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Congo |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 |
Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary, except for the third place match where penalty shoot-out (no extra time) is used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Article 75).
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| August 22 – Nairobi | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| August 26 – Dar es Salaam | ||||||||||
| Madagascar (p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||
| Madagascar (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||||||
| August 23 – Zanzibar City | ||||||||||
| Sudan | 0 | |||||||||
| Sudan (p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||
| August 30 – Nairobi | ||||||||||
| Algeria | 1 (2) | |||||||||
| Madagascar | 2 | |||||||||
| August 22 – Dar es Salaam | ||||||||||
| Morocco | 3 | |||||||||
| Tanzania | 0 | |||||||||
| August 26 – Kampala | ||||||||||
| Morocco | 1 | |||||||||
| Morocco (p) | 1 (5) | |||||||||
| August 23 – Kampala | ||||||||||
| Senegal | 1 (3) | Third place match | ||||||||
| Uganda | 0 | |||||||||
| August 29 – Kampala | ||||||||||
| Senegal | 1 | |||||||||
| Sudan | 1 (2) | |||||||||
| Senegal (p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
| Madagascar | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Sudan |
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Third place match
Final
| Madagascar | 2–3 | Morocco |
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Goalscorers
There have been 90 goals scored in 44 matches, for an average of 2.05 goals per match (as of 30 August 2025).
6 goals
3 goals
Sofiane Bayazid
Toky Rakotondraibe
Thabiso Kutumela
Allan Okello
2 goals
Austin Odhiambo- Ryan Ogam
- Lalaina Rafanomezantsoa
- Fenohasina Razafimaro
Sabir Bougrine
Kaporal- Mohamed Rabie Hrimat
Abdel Raouf
Clement Mzize
Joseph Layousse
1 goal
- Abdennour Belhocini
- Ayoub Ghezala
- Abderrahmane Meziane
- Jó Paciência
Abdoul Baguian- Abdoul Abass Guiro
- Patrick Malo
- Nasser Ouattara
- Souleymane Sangaré
Sydney Tchibinda- Ange Zoumara
Carly Ekongo- Dechan Moussavou
Mokonzi Katumbwe- Jephté Kitambala
- Ibrahim Matobo
- Malanga Horso Mwaku
Ismael Camara- Moussa Camara
- Cantona
- Alphonce Omija
- Félicité Mantasoa
- Lalaina Rafanomezantsoa
- Nantenaina Razafimahatana
Alassanne Diop- Ahmed El Moctar
- Youssef Mehri
- Imad Riahi
Anas Yusuf- Alimi Sikiru
- Oumar Ba
- Christian Gomis
- Seyni Mbaye Ndiaye
- Neo Maema
- Ramahlwe Mphahlele
- Ndabayithethwa Ndlondlo
- Mohamed Tia Asad
- Musa Hussien
- Walieldin Khidir
- Shomari Kapombe
- Abdul Sopu
- Zimbwe Jr
- Ivan Ahimbisibwe
- Reagan Mpande
- Rogers Ochaki
- Jude Ssemugabi
- Joel Sserunjogi
Dominic Chanda- Andrew Phiri
1 own goal
- Ayoub Ghezala (against Sudan)
- Quinito (against Morocco)
- Leonard Ngenge (against Sudan)
Awards
Man of the match
The Man of the Match award is presented after each game during the tournament. Beyond direct goal contributions, the selection also values attributes such as tactical intelligence, mental composure, and leadership on the pitch.
The eventual winner is selected by CAF's Technical Study Group. The award, presented by TotalEnergies, includes an official trophy handed to the player at the end of the match.[21]
Notes
- The Republic of the Congo initially qualified for the tournament on 29 December 2024. However, the Confederation of African Football subsequently disqualified the team and allocated their place to Equatorial Guinea. In response, the Congolese Football Federation lodged a formal appeal against the ruling. Upon review, the CAF Appeals Jury overturned the original decision, thereby reinstating Congo to the tournament.[15]