2016 African Nations Championship

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2016 African Nations Championship
2016 Orange African Nations Championship
Championnat d'Afrique des nations de football 2016
2016 African Nations Championship.png
Tournament details
Host countryRwanda
Dates16 January – 7 February 2016
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)4 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions DR Congo (2nd title)
Runners-up Mali
Third place Ivory Coast
Fourth place Guinea
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored80 (2.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Democratic Republic of the Congo Elia Meschak
Nigeria Chisom Chikatara
Tunisia Ahmed Akaïchi
(4 goals each)
Best player(s)Democratic Republic of the Congo Elia Meschak
Best goalkeeperDemocratic Republic of the Congo Ley Matampi
Fair play award DR Congo
← 2014
2018 →
  Champion
  Runner-up
  Third place
  Fourth place
  Quarter-finals
  Group stage

The 2016 African Nations Championship (also referred to as CHAN 2016) was the 4th edition of the African Nations Championship, the biennial international football championship organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for the men's national teams of Africa featuring exclusively players from their respective national leagues. The tournament was held in Rwanda between 16 January and 7 February 2016.[1] A total of 16 teams played in the tournament.

This edition is the first time that all group runners-up made it into the semi-finals.

Qualification[]

Main article: 2016 African Nations Championship qualification

Rwanda qualified automatically as hosts, while the remaining 15 spots were determined by the qualifying rounds, which took place from June to October 2015.[2]

Qualified teams[]

The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.[3] Defending champions Libya failed to qualify.

Team Zone Appearance Previous best performance
 Morocco Northern Zone 2nd Quarter-finals (2014)
 Tunisia 2nd Champions (2011)
 Guinea Zone West A 1st Debut
 Mali 3rd Quarter-finals (2014)
 Ivory Coast Zone West B 3rd Group stage (2009, 2011)
 Niger 2nd Quarter-finals (2011)
 Nigeria 2nd Third place (2014)
 Cameroon Central Zone 2nd Quarter-finals (2011)
 DR Congo 4th Champions (2009)
 Gabon 3rd Quarter-finals (2014)
 Ethiopia Central-East Zone 2nd Group stage (2014)
 Rwanda (hosts) 2nd Group stage (2011)
 Uganda 3rd Group stage (2011, 2014)
 Angola Southern Zone 2nd Runners-up (2011)
 Zambia 2nd Third place (2009)
 Zimbabwe 4th Fourth place (2014)

Venues[]

Four stadiums were approved by the CAF.[4]

Kigali
Kigali
Amahoro Stadium Stade Régional Nyamirambo
Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 22,000
Butare Gisenyi
Stade Huye Umuganda Stadium
Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 5,000

Squads[]

Main article: 2016 African Nations Championship squads

Each squad could contain a maximum of 23 players.[5] Only national team players who were playing in their country's own domestic league were eligible to compete in the tournament. For example, a Rwandan player was only eligible to play for the Rwanda national team if he was playing for a Rwandan club.

Draw[]

The draw for the final tournament of the competition took place on 15 November 2015 (brought forward from 18 November), 18:30 CAT (UTC+2), in Kigali, Rwanda.[3][6] The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four.[7]

The teams were seeded based on their results in the three most recent final tournaments: 2009 (multiplied by 1), 2011 (multiplied by 2), and 2014 (multiplied by 3):[8]

  • 7 points for winner
  • 5 points for runner-up
  • 3 points for semi-finalists
  • 2 points for quarter-finalists
  • 1 point for group stage

Based on the formula above, the four pots were allocated as follows:

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Group stage[]

The top two teams of each group advanced to the quarter-finals.

Tiebreakers

The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order:[5]

  1. Number of points obtained in games between the teams concerned;
  2. Goal difference in games between the teams concerned;
  3. Goals scored in games between the teams concerned;
  4. If, after applying criteria 1 to 3 to several teams, two teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the two teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 7 apply;
  5. Goal difference in all games;
  6. Goals scored in all games;
  7. Drawing of lots.

All times were local, CAT (UTC+2).[9]

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Rwanda (H) 3 2 0 1 4 5 −1 6 Knockout stage
2  Ivory Coast 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
3  Morocco 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2 4
4  Gabon 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host
Rwanda 1–0 Ivory Coast
Bayisenge Goal 15' Report
Gabon 0–0 Morocco
Report
Rwanda 2–1 Gabon
Sugira Goal 42', 47' Report Boupendza Goal 54'
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Morocco 0–1 Ivory Coast
Report Zakri Goal 45' (pen.)
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
Morocco 4–1 Rwanda
Mouaoui Goal 15', 43'
Aziz Goal 23'
Khadrouf Goal 38'		 Report Ngomirakiza Goal 27'
Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)
Ivory Coast 4–1 Gabon
Aka Goal 18'
Djédjé Goal 65'
Boua Goal 76'
Blé Goal 83'		 Report Obambou Goal 50'
Referee: Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Cameroon 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Knockout stage
2  DR Congo 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 6
3  Angola 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
4  Ethiopia 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
DR Congo 3–0 Ethiopia
Lusadisu Goal 44'
Luvumbu Goal 46'
Meschak Goal 57'		 Report
Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)
Angola 0–1 Cameroon
Report Atouba Goal 23'
Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)
DR Congo 4–2 Angola
Munganga Goal 8'
Meschak Goal 18'
Bolingi Goal 38'
Bokadi Goal 82'		 Report Gelson Goal 75'
Kimwaki Goal 84' (o.g.)
Referee: Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)
Cameroon 0–0 Ethiopia
Report
Referee: Denis Dembele (Ivory Coast)
Cameroon 3–1 DR Congo
Atouba Goal 40'
Ngamaleu Goal 51'
Nlend Goal 63'		 Report Mundele Goal 47'
Referee: Hamada Nampiandra (Madagascar)
Ethiopia 1–2 Angola
Tesfaye Goal 74' Report Papel Goal 54', 72'
Referee: Joseph Lamptey (Ghana)

Group C[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Tunisia 3 1 2 0 8 3 +5 5 Knockout stage
2  Guinea 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5
3  Nigeria 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4
4  Niger 3 0 1 2 3 11 −8 1
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Tunisia 2–2 Guinea
Akaïchi Goal 33', 50' Report Al. Camara Goal 40', 87'
Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa)
Nigeria 4–1 Niger
Okoro Goal 46'
Chikatara Goal 75', 81', 90'		 Report Adje Goal 80'
Tunisia 1–1 Nigeria
Akaïchi Goal 69' Report Chikatara Goal 52'
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
Niger 2–2 Guinea
M. Moussa Goal 37'
A. Moussa Goal 49'		 Report Sylla Goal 38'
K. Bangoura Goal 78'
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)
Niger 0–5 Tunisia
Report Bguir Goal 5', 39'
Akaïchi Goal 78'
Ben Amor Goal 80'
Essifi Goal 90+1'
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyasa (Ethiopia)
Guinea 1–0 Nigeria
Sankhon Goal 45' Report
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)

Group D[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Zambia 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7 Knockout stage
2  Mali 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
3  Uganda 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
4  Zimbabwe 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Zimbabwe 0–1 Zambia
Report Chansa Goal 57'
Referee: Hudu Munyemana (Rwanda)
Mali 2–2 Uganda
Koïta Goal 23'
Sinayoko Goal 60'		 Report Ochaya Goal 11'
Miya Goal 40' (pen.)
Zimbabwe 0–1 Mali
Report Goal 82'
Referee: Davies Ogenche Omweno (Kenya)
Uganda 0–1 Zambia
Report Katongo Goal 41'
Referee: Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso)
Uganda 1–1 Zimbabwe
Sserunkuma Goal 90+3' Report Manondo Goal 49'
Zambia 0–0 Mali
Report

Knockout stage[]

In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of normal playing time, extra time would be played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by kicks from the penalty mark to determine the winner, except for the third place match where no extra time would be played.[5]

Penalty[]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
30 January – Kigali
 
 
 Rwanda1
 
3 February – Kigali
 
 DR Congo (a.e.t.)2
 
 DR Congo (p)1 (5)
 
31 January – Gisenyi
 
 Guinea1 (4)
 
 Zambia0 (4)
 
7 February – Kigali
 
 Guinea (p)0 (5)
 
 DR Congo3
 
31 January – Kigali
 
 Mali0
 
 Tunisia1
 
4 February – Kigali
 
 Mali2
 
 Mali1
 
30 January – Butare
 
 Ivory Coast0 Third place
 
 Cameroon0
 
7 February – Kigali
 
 Ivory Coast (a.e.t.)3
 
 Guinea1
 
 
 Ivory Coast2
 

Quarter-finals[]

Rwanda 1–2 (a.e.t.) DR Congo
Sugira Goal 57' Report Gikanji Goal 11'
Bompunga Goal 114'
Cameroon 0–3 (a.e.t.) Ivory Coast
Report Boua Goal 95'
Atcho Goal 102'
N'Guessan Goal 112'
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
Tunisia 1–2 Mali
Moncer Goal 14' Report Dieng Goal 70' (pen.)
Diarra Goal 80'
Zambia 0–0 (a.e.t.) Guinea
Report
Penalties
Katongo Penalty missed
Mfune Penalty scored
Sautu Penalty scored
Kabamba Penalty missed
C. Chama Penalty scored
A. Chama Penalty scored
Musekwa Penalty missed		 4–5 Penalty scored
Penalty missed Sankhon
Penalty scored Thiam
Penalty missed Youla
Penalty scored
Penalty scored Soumah
Penalty scored Keita

Semi-finals[]

DR Congo 1–1 (a.e.t.) Guinea
Bolingi Goal 102' Report Sankhon Goal 120+1'
Penalties
Kimwaki Penalty scored
Tulengi Penalty missed
Miche Penalty scored
Bolingi Penalty scored
Lomalisa Penalty missed
Gikanji Penalty scored
Meschak Penalty scored		 5–4 Penalty missed
Penalty scored Sankhon
Penalty scored Ab. Camara
Penalty missed Thiam
Penalty scored K. Bangoura
Penalty scored D. Camara
Penalty missed Youla
Referee: Davies Ogenche Omweno (Kenya)
Mali 1–0 Ivory Coast
Bissouma Goal 88' Report

Third place play-off[]

Guinea 1–2 Ivory Coast
Ab. Camara Goal 85' Report Youla Goal 31' (o.g.)
Badie Goal 35'
Referee: Hudu Munyemana (Rwanda)

Final[]

DR Congo 3–0 Mali
Meschak Goal 29', 61'
Bolingi Goal 73'		 Report

Goalscorers[]

Below is the list of goalscorers.[10]

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Awards[]

Below is the list of awards.[11]

  • Best Player: Elia Meschak (DR Congo)
  • Top scorer: Elia Meschak (DR Congo): 4 goals and two assist
  • Goal of the Tournament: Serge N'Guessan (Côte d’Ivoire) against Cameroon
  • Fair Play Trophy: DR Congo
  • Best XI
    • Goalkeeper: Ley Matampi (DR Congo)
    • Defenders: Abdoul Karim Danté (Mali), Joël Kimwaki (DR Congo), Cheick Ibrahim Comara (Côte d’Ivoire), Mohamed Youla (Guinea)
    • Midfielders: Ibrahima Sory Sankhon (Guinea), Mechack Elia (DR Congo), N’Guessan Serge (Côte d’Ivoire), Hamidou Sinayoko (Mali)
    • Forwards: Jonathan Bolingi (DR Congo), Sekou Koïta (Mali)
    • Substitutes: Badra Ali Sangaré (Côte d’Ivoire), Djigui Diarra (Mali), Lomalisa Mutambala (DR Congo), Heritier Luvumbu (DR Congo), Daouda Camara (Guinea), Aka Essis (Côte d’Ivoire), Ernest Sugira (Rwanda), Ahmed Akaïchi (Tunisia), Elvis Chisom Chikataba (Nigeria), Christopher Katongo (Zambia)

Final ranking[]

Below is the final ranking.[12]

  1.  DR Congo
  2.  Mali
  3.  Ivory Coast
  4.  Guinea
  5.  Zambia
  6.  Cameroon
  7.  Rwanda
  8.  Tunisia
  9.  Nigeria
  10.  Morocco
  11.  Angola
  12.  Uganda
  13.  Zimbabwe
  14.  Gabon
  15.  Ethiopia
  16.  Niger

References[]

  1. ^ Komugisha, Usher (17 February 2015). "CAF sets dates for CHAN 2016". SuperSport. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  2. ^ "CAF Full Calendar". CAFonline.com. 28 February 2015. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  3. ^ a b "CHAN draw advanced on 15th November". CAF. 1 November 2015.
  4. ^ "CAF approves four stadiums for 2016 CHAN". African Football. 10 April 2014.
  5. ^ a b c "Regulations of the African Nations Championship" (PDF). CAF.
  6. ^ "Decisions of CAF Executive Committee on 6 August 2015". CAF. 9 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Tricky draw for host Rwanda". CAF. 15 November 2015.
  8. ^ "Procedure for the final tournament draw". CAF. 14 November 2015.
  9. ^ "Fixtures of the final tournament" (PDF). CAF.
  10. ^ "Orange CHAN 2016: Scorers chart". CAFonline.com. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  11. ^ "Orange CHAN 2016: Awards and Best XI". CAFonline.com. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  12. ^ "Orange CHAN 2016: Statistics". CAFonline.com. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.

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