2020 African Nations Championship

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2020 African Nations Championship
Championnat d'Afrique des Nations 2020
2020 CHAN / CHAN 2020
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 young playerGuinea Morlaye Sylla
Best goalkeeperMorocco Anas Zniti
Fair play award Mali
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The 2020 African Nations Championship, known as CHAN 2020 for short and the Total African Nations Championship for sponsorship purposes, was the 6th edition of the biennial association football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), featuring national teams consisting of players from their respective national leagues. It was held in Cameroon from 16 January to 7 February 2021.[1]

Originally scheduled from 4 to 25 April 2020,[2] CAF announced its postponement on 17 March 2020 to a later date due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa,[3] eventually rescheduling it to January 2021 on 30 June that year.[4]

the final to successfully defend their title, thus joining DR Congo
as the tournament's most successful nations as well as being the first team to win it back-to-back or twice in a row.

Host selection

the final of the previous edition in Morocco,[5] but the country's football federation admitted it wasn't ready[6] so it was handed over to Cameroon instead.[7][8] Originally scheduled for January and February 2020,[9] it was postponed to April 2020[10]
and then to January and February 2021.

After inspecting all stadia and infrastructure, CAF 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 group stage of the competition and about 50% spectator increament the knock-out phases.[11]

Qualification

Main article: 2020 African Nations Championship qualification

The qualification rounds took place in 2019. Djibouti and Gabon were banned as they withdrew during the qualification for the previous edition.[12] The former, along with original hosts Ethiopia were later reinstated.[13]

Qualified teams

The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament:[14]

Tunisia withdrew from the tournament despite qualification. CAF invited Libya, whom Tunisia defeated to qualify, and gave them a deadline of 28 January 2020 to decide whether or not to participate in place of Tunisia.[15] Libya accepted the invitation[16] and Tunisia were fined $75,000 and banned from participating in the qualification rounds of the next edition.[17]

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 4 venues across 3 cities:

Limbe and Douala. The fixtures were announced on 24 February 2020.[18]

Limbe
Douala
 Douala
Japoma Stadium Stade de la Réunification
Capacity: 50,000 Capacity: 30,000
Yaounde
Limbe
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo
 Limbe Stadium
Capacity: 42,500 Capacity: 20,000

Squads

Main article: 2020 African Nations Championship squads

Each squad can contain a maximum of 23 players (Regulations Article 72).[19]

Match officials

The following 43 match officials officiated during the 2020 African Nations Championship.[20][21]

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
  • 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 this edition of the tournament was held at the Polyvalent Sports Center of Yaoundé in Yaoundé on 17 February 2020 at 19:00 WAT (UTC+1).[22][23][24] The 16 teams were drawn into 4 groups of 4 and were allocated into 4 pots, with the hosts Cameroon seeded in position A1 of Group A1 and the defending champions Morocco seeded in position C1 of Group C.[25]

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):[19]

  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).[26]

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) Hosts
Cameroon 1–0 Zimbabwe
  • Banga 72'
 Report
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala (DR Congo
)
Mali 1–0 Burkina Faso
 Report
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Referee: Mohamed Marouf (Egypt
)
Cameroon 1–1 Mali
 Report
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Referee: Pacifque Ndabihawenimana (Burundi
)
Burkina Faso 3–1 Zimbabwe
 Report
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt
)
Burkina Faso 0–0 Cameroon
Report
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
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
 Report
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)
Libya 1–1 DR Congo
 Report
Referee: Boubou Traore (Mali)
Congo 1–1 Niger
 Report
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)
Congo 1–0 Libya
 Report
Niger 1–2 DR Congo
 Report
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
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
Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)
Uganda 2–5 Morocco
 Report
Referee: Boubou Traore (Mali)
Togo 2–3 Rwanda
 Report
Limbe
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
Limbe
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria
)
Guinea 3–0 Namibia
 Report
Rwanda
)
Zambia 1–1 Guinea
 Report
Limbe
Referee: Adil Zourak (Morocco
)
Namibia 0–1 Tanzania
Report
Namibia 0–0 Zambia
Report
Limbe
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar
)
Tanzania 2–2 Guinea
 Report
Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)

Knockout stages

In the knockout stages,

extra time) is used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Article 75).[19]

Bracket

 
Yaoundé
 
 
 Mali (p)0 (5)
 
3 February – Douala (Japoma)
 
 Congo0 (4)
 
  Mali (p)0 (5)
 
31 January – Limbe
 
 Guinea0 (4)
 
 
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
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
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
Limbe
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
Limbe
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
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
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

Awards

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

Total Man of the Competition
Morocco Soufiane Rahimi[27]
Top Scorer
Morocco Soufiane Rahimi
(5 goals)[27]
Best Goalkeeper
Morocco Anas Zniti
Best Young Player
Guinea Morlaye Sylla[28]
Best Coach
Morocco Hussein Ammouta ( Morocco)[28]
CAF Fair Play Team
 Mali

Team of the Tournament

[28]

Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Morocco Anas Zniti

Man of the match

Stage Team 1 Result Team 2 Man of the Match
Group stage matches
Group A Cameroon  1–0  Zimbabwe Cameroon Ako Assomo
Mali  1–0  Burkina Faso
Ibourahima Sidibe
Group B Libya  0–0  Niger Niger Abdoul Moumouni
DR Congo  1–0  Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo Henock Inonga Baka
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 Mick Itali Ossete
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 Mussa Ballo
Group B Congo  1–0  Libya Republic of the Congo Hardy Binguila
Niger  1–2  DR Congo
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 Victor Kantabadouno
Knockout stage matches
Quarter-finals Mali  0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		  Congo
Sadio Kanoute
DR Congo  1–2  Cameroon Cameroon Ako Assomo
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
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) Hosts

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