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The African Nations Championship, known for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship and commonly abbreviated as CHAN, [a] is a biennial African association football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) since 2009 and first announced in September 2007. [1]
The winner of the first final was DR Congo, who defeated Ghana 2–0. [1] The last final hosted in Algiers in 2023 was won by the Senegal, defeating Algeria 5–4 on penalties after the match ended 0–0. [2] Of the seven finals, two were decided bypenalty shoot-out (2014 and 2022).
The 2024 African Nations Championship, known as the 2024 CHAN for short and the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship for sponsorship purposes, is scheduled to be the 8th edition of the 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.
Qualification for the 2024 African Nations Championship began on 25 October and will conclude on 29 December 2024 to determine the 19 nations, including co-host nations, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, expected to qualify for the final tournament.
The 2022 African Nations Championship, known as the 2022 CHAN for short and the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship for sponsorship purposes, was the 7th edition of the 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.
The knockout stage of the 2022 African Nations Championship began on 27 January 2023 with the quarter-finals and ended with the final at the Nelson Mandela Stadium in Algiers on 4 February 2023. All match times are local, WAT ( UTC+1 ).
The team won 1–0 against Guinea-Bissau in the final match of the group stage, benefitting from an own goal in the first half. [13] William Troost-Ekong scored three goals and was voted the tournament's best player. The Super Eagles won 2–0 in their round of 16 match against rivals Cameroon through a dominant midfield performance.
The 2022 African Nations Championship final was a football match played between Senegal and Algeria at the Nelson Mandela Stadium in Algiers, Algeria on 4 February 2023 to determine the winners of the 7th edition of the biennial African international football tournament reserved for players playing in their local leagues.