2020 African Nations Championship

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2020 African Nations Championship
Championnat d'Afrique des Nations 2020
2020 CHAN
Tournament details
Host countryCameroon
Dates16 January – 7 February 2021
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)4 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Morocco (2nd title)
Runners-up Mali
Third place Guinea
Fourth place Cameroon
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored62 (1.94 per match)
Top scorer(s)Morocco Soufiane Rahimi (5 goals)
Best player(s)Morocco Soufiane Rahimi
Best goalkeeperMorocco Anas Zniti
Fair play award Mali
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The 2020 African Nations Championship, known as the Total African Nations Championship (also referred to as CHAN 2020) was the 6th edition of the African Nations Championship, a biennial football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) exclusively featuring players from the respective national championships.

The tournament was held in Cameroon from 16 January to 7 February 2021.[1][2] Originally it was scheduled to be played from 4 to 25 April 2020.[3] However, CAF announced on 17 March 2020 that the tournament had been postponed to a later date due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] On 30 June, CAF announced that the tournament would be rescheduled to January 2021.[5]

Ethiopia were formerly awarded as host of the tournament, but the EFF admitted it was not ready to host this competition,[6] and hosting rights were awarded to Cameroon instead.[7][8] The final tournament was originally to be played during January and February 2020,[9] but it was moved to April 2020,[10] before being postponed again.

Unlike the Africa Cup of Nations, the competing national teams must be composed of players playing in their domestic league. For example, a Cameroonian player is only eligible to play for the Cameroon national team if he is playing for a Cameroonian club.

CAF has delivered a satisfactory certificate to Cameroon in which they indicated the percentage of attendance in line with health exigencies outlined by FIFA. Twenty five percent of spectators were admitted in the different stadia during the first phase of the competition, that is group matches and It could rise to 50 per cent in the knock-out phases of the competition.[11]

Morocco were the defending champions, and successfully defended their title, defeating Mali in the final.

Host selection[]

Ethiopia were originally officially appointed to host the tournament on 4 February 2018, after the final of the previous tournament in Morocco.[12] Cameroon were appointed to replace Ethiopia to host the tournament on 13 April 2019.[7]

Qualification[]

Main article: 2020 African Nations Championship qualification

The qualifying rounds took place in 2019. Djibouti and Gabon were banned as they withdrew during the 2018 African Nations Championship qualification.[13] Djibouti, along with the original hosts Ethiopia were later reinstated.[14]

Qualified teams[]

The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.[15] Tunisia qualified for the tournament but withdrew in January 2020. On 20 January 2020, Libya, which were eliminated by Tunisia in the qualifying round, were invited to take part in place and given a deadline of 28 January 2020 to decide whether to participate.[16] Libya decided to accept the invitation.[17] Tunisia were banned from the next edition of the African Nations Championship.[18]

Team Zone Appearance Previous best performance FIFA ranking
at start of event
 Cameroon (hosts) Central Zone 4th Quarter-finals (2011, 2016) 50
 Congo 3rd Quarter-finals (2018) 91
 DR Congo 5th Champions (2009, 2016) 60
 Rwanda Central Eastern Zone 4th Quarter-finals (2016) 133
 Tanzania 2nd Group stage (2009) 135
 Uganda 5th Group stage (2011, 2014, 2016, 2018) 79
 Libya Northern Zone 4th Champions (2014) 111
 Morocco 4th Champions (2018) 35
 Namibia Southern Zone 2nd Quarter-finals (2018) 119
 Zambia 4th Third place (2009) 90
 Zimbabwe 5th Fourth place (2014) 108
 Guinea Western Zone A 3rd Fourth place (2016) 73
 Mali 4th Runners-up (2016) 57
 Burkina Faso Western Zone B 3rd Group stage (2014, 2018) 58
 Niger 3rd Quarter-finals (2011) 113
 Togo 1st Debut 128

Venues[]

Matches were held in four venues at three cities: Yaoundé, Limbe and Douala.[8] The fixtures were announced on 24 February 2020.[19]

Douala
Japoma Stadium Stade de la Réunification
Capacity: 50,000 Capacity: 30,000
Complexe Multisports de Japoma 3.jpg
Yaounde Limbe
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo Limbe Stadium
Capacity: 42,500 Capacity: 20,000
Ahmadou Ahidjo stadium.jpg LIMBE STADIUM BY MTTFA.jpg

Squads[]

Main article: 2020 African Nations Championship squads

Each squad can contain a maximum of 23 players (Regulations Article 72).[20]

Match officials[]

The following 43 match officials officiated during the 2020 African Nations Championship.[21][22]

Referees
  • Algeria Lahlou Benbraham
  • Burundi George Gatogato
  • Burundi Pacifique Ndabihawenimana
  • Cameroon Sidi Alioum
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Jean-Jacques Ndala
  • Egypt Mahmoud El Banna (+ VAR)
  • Egypt Mohamed Marouf
  • Ethiopia (Ms) Lidya Tafesse
  • Ghana Daniel Laryea
  • Kenya Peter Waweru
  • Madagascar Andofetra Rakotojaona
  • Morocco Adil Zourak (+ VAR)
  • Mali Boubou Traoré
  • Mauritania Beida Dahane (+ VAR)
  • Mauritius Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall
  • Morocco Samir Guezzaz
  • Rwanda Jean Claude Ishimwe
  • Tunisia Sadok Selmi
Assistant referees
  • Angola Jerson Dos Santos (+ AVAR)
  • Cameroon Elvis Noupue (+ AVAR)
  • Cameroon (Ms) Carine Atezambong Fomo
  • Chad Issa Yaya
  • Djibouti Liban Abdirazack Ahmed
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Oliver Safari
  • Egypt Mahmoud Abouelregal (+ AVAR)
  • Gabon Boris Ditsoga
  • The Gambia Abdul Aziz Jawo
  • Kenya Gilbert Cheruiyot
  • Libya Attia Amsaaed
  • Madagascar Lionel Andrianantenaina
  • Malawi (Ms) Bernadettar Kwimbira
  • Morocco Mostafa Akarkad
  • Morocco Zakaria Brinsi
  • Niger Abdoul Aziz Saley
  • Nigeria Mimisen Iyorhe
  • Nigeria Samuel Pwadutakam
  • Seychelles James Emile
  • Sudan Mohammed Abdallah Ibrahim (+ AVAR)
  • Tunisia Kahalil Hassani (+ AVAR)
  • South Africa Zakhele Siwela (+ AVAR)
Video assistant referees

Draw[]

The draw of the final tournament was held on 17 February 2020, 19:00 WAT (UTC+1), at the Palais Polyvalent des Sports de Yaoundé in Yaoundé.[23][24][25] The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams. Teams were allocated into four pots, with the hosts Cameroon seeded in Group A and the defending champions Morocco seeded in Group C.[26]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Group stage[]

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

Tiebreakers

Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point 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 (Regulations Article 74):[20]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Drawing of lots.

All times are local, WAT (UTC+1).[27]

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mali 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7 Knockout stage
2  Cameroon (H) 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3  Burkina Faso 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
4  Zimbabwe 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host


Cameroon 1–0 Zimbabwe
  • Goal 72'
 Report
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala (DR Congo)
Mali 1–0 Burkina Faso
 Report
Referee: Mohamed Marouf (Egypt)
Cameroon 1–1 Mali
  • Goal 6'
 Report
Referee: Pacifque Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)
Burkina Faso 3–1 Zimbabwe
  • Sosso Goal 14'
  • Goal 53'
  • Ouedraogo Goal 67'
 Report
Burkina Faso 0–0 Cameroon
Report
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
Zimbabwe 0–1 Mali
Report
Referee: Beida Dahane (Mauritania)

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  DR Congo 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Knockout stage
2  Congo 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
3  Niger 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
4  Libya 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers


Libya 0–0 Niger
Report
Referee: Daniel Laryea (Ghana)
DR Congo 1–0 Congo
  • Goal 47'
 Report
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)
Libya 1–1 DR Congo
 Report
  • Goal 90+4'
Referee: Boubou Traore (Mali)
Congo 1–1 Niger
  • Goal 35'
 Report
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)
Congo 1–0 Libya
  • Goal 50'
 Report
Niger 1–2 DR Congo
 Report
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)

Group C[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Morocco 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 Knockout stage
2  Rwanda 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
3  Togo 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4  Uganda 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4 1
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers


Morocco 1–0 Togo
 Report
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)
Rwanda 0–0 Uganda
Report
Referee: Beida Dahane (Mauritania)
Morocco 0–0 Rwanda
Report
Referee: Ahmad Heeralall (Mauritius)
Uganda 1–2 Togo
 Report
  • Goal 48' (o.g.)
  • Nane Goal 57'
Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)
Uganda 2–5 Morocco
 Report
Referee: Boubou Traore (Mali)
Togo 2–3 Rwanda
 Report
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf Eid Mansour (Egypt)

Group D[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Guinea 3 1 2 0 6 3 +3 5 Knockout stage
2  Zambia 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5
3  Tanzania 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
4  Namibia 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4 1
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers


Zambia 2–0 Tanzania
 Report
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)
Guinea 3–0 Namibia
 Report
Referee: Jean Claude Ishimwe (Rwanda)
Zambia 1–1 Guinea
 Report
  • Goal 58'
Referee: Adil Zourak (Morocco)
Namibia 0–1 Tanzania
Report
Namibia 0–0 Zambia
Report
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)
Tanzania 2–2 Guinea
  • Goal 23'
  • Manyama Goal 69'
 Report
Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)

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).[20]

Bracket[]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
30 January – Yaoundé
 
 
 Mali (p)0 (5)
 
3 February – Douala (Japoma)
 
 Congo0 (4)
 
  Mali (p)0 (5)
 
31 January – Limbe
 
 Guinea0 (4)
 
 Guinea1
 
7 February – Yaoundé
 
 Rwanda0
 
 Mali0
 
31 January – Douala (Réunification)
 
 Morocco2
 
 Morocco3
 
3 February – Limbe
 
 Zambia1
 
 Morocco4
 
30 January – Douala (Japoma)
 
  Cameroon 0 Third place match
 
 DR Congo1
 
6 February – Douala (Réunification)
 
 Cameroon2
 
 Guinea2
 
 
 Cameroon0
 

Quarter-finals[]

Mali 0–0 (a.e.t.) Congo
Report
Penalties
 5–4
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)
DR Congo 1–2 Cameroon
 Report
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf Eid Mansour (Egypt)
Morocco 3–1 Zambia
 Report
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)
Guinea 1–0 Rwanda
 Report
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)

Semi-finals[]

Mali 0–0 (a.e.t.) Guinea
Report
Penalties
 5–4
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
Morocco 4–0 Cameroon
 Report
Referee: Jean Ngambo (DR Congo)

Third place match[]

Guinea 2–0 Cameroon
 Report
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)

Final[]

Main article: 2020 African Nations Championship Final
Mali 0–2 Morocco
Report
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)

Goalscorers[]

There were 62 goals scored in 32 matches, for an average of 1.94 goals per match.

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

  • Uganda (against Morocco)
  • Uganda (against Togo)

Awards[]

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:

Man of the match[]

Stage Team 1 Result Team 2 Man of the Match
First round of group stage matches
Group A Cameroon  1–0  Zimbabwe Cameroon
Mali  1–0  Burkina Faso Mali Ibourahima Sidibe
Group B Libya  0–0  Niger Niger
DR Congo  1–0  Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo
Group C Morocco  1–0  Togo Morocco Soufiane Rahimi
Rwanda  0–0  Uganda Rwanda Fitina Omborenga
Group D Zambia  2–0  Tanzania Zambia Collins Sikombe
Guinea  3–0  Namibia Guinea Morlaye Sylla
Group A Cameroon  1–1  Mali Mali Moussa Kyabou
Burkina Faso  3–1  Zimbabwe Burkina Faso Ismahila Ouédraogo
Group B Libya  1–1  DR Congo Libya Abdullah Abdulrahman
Congo  1–1  Niger Republic of the Congo
Group C Morocco  0–0  Rwanda Morocco Abdelkrim Baadi
Uganda  1–2  Togo Togo Ismaïl Ouro-Agoro
Group D Zambia  1–1  Guinea Guinea Morlaye Sylla
Namibia  0–1  Tanzania Tanzania Faridi Mussa
Group A Burkina Faso  0–0  Cameroon Burkina Faso Hamed Belem
Zimbabwe  0–1  Mali Mali
Group B Congo  1–0  Libya Republic of the Congo Hardy Binguila
Niger  1–2  DR Congo Niger Ibrahim Issa
Group C Uganda  2–5  Morocco Morocco Soufiane Rahimi
Togo  2–3  Rwanda Rwanda Jacques Tuyisenge
Group D Namibia  0–0  Zambia Zambia Collins Sikombe
Tanzania  2–2  Guinea Guinea
Knockout stage matches
Quarter-finals Mali  0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		  Congo Mali Sadio Kanoute
DR Congo  1–2  Cameroon Cameroon
Morocco  3–1  Zambia Morocco Mohammed Ali Bemammer
Guinea  1–0  Rwanda Guinea Morlaye Sylla
Semi-finals Mali  0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		  Guinea Mali Sadio Kanoute
Morocco  4–0  Cameroon Morocco Soufiane Rahimi
Third place match Guinea  2–0  Cameroon Guinea Morlaye Sylla
Final Mali  0–2  Morocco Morocco Anas Zniti

Tournament team rankings[]

As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  Morocco 6 5 1 0 15 3 +12 16 Champions
2  Mali 6 2 3 1 3 3 0 9 Runners-up
3  Guinea 6 3 3 0 9 3 +6 12 Third place
4  Cameroon (H) 6 2 2 2 4 8 −4 8 Fourth place
5  DR Congo 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 7 Eliminated in
quarter-finals
6  Zambia 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 5
7  Rwanda 4 1 2 1 3 3 0 5
8  Congo 4 1 2 1 2 2 0 5
9  Burkina Faso 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4 Eliminated in
group stage
10  Tanzania 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
11  Togo 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
12  Niger 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
13  Libya 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
14  Uganda 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4 1
15  Namibia 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4 1
16  Zimbabwe 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
Source: CAF
(H) Host

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