2020 African Nations Championship final
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| Event | 2020 African Nations Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 7 February 2021 | ||||||
| Venue | Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo , Yaoundé | ||||||
| Referee | Peter Waweru (Kenya) | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Anas Zniti (Morocco) | ||||||
The 2020 African Nations Championship final was a
Morocco won 2-0 to claim their second title. By doing so, they became the first team to win back-to-back titles since the tournament's inaugural edition in 2009. They also tied with DR Congo as the most successful teams in the tournament.
Venue
The final was held at the multi-purpose
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo
in the capital city of
Cameroonian national football team
, who drew the stadium's record attendance of 120,000 in a football match in the 1980s.
Background
Mali and Morocco both made their 4th appearance at the tournament, and their second final. Mali previously contested the final in 2016 losing 3-0 to DR Congo.[3] Morocco meanwhile reached the final of the previous edition defeating Nigeria 4-0 to become the first host nation to win the title.[4] The final was also the first meeting between the two sides at the CHAN tournament.
Mali were 57th in the
FIFA World Rankings (9th among African nations), while Morocco were 35th (4th among African nations).[5]
Route to the final
| Mali | Round | Morocco | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opponents | Result | Group stage | Opponents | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Burkina Faso
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1–0 | Match 1 |  Togo
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1–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Cameroon
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1–1 | Match 2 |  Rwanda
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0–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Zimbabwe
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1–0 | Match 3 |  Uganda
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5–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Group A winner
Source: CAF |
Final standings | Group C winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opponents | Result | Knockout stage | Opponents | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Congo
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0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Quarter-finals |  Zambia
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3–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Guinea
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0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Semi-finals | Cameroon
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4–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Match
Summary
Details
See also
References
- ^ Football, CAF-Confedération Africaine du. "Title holders Morocco to face Mali in CHAN final". CAFOnline.com.
- ^ "Nigeria crowned 2016 Nations Cup champions" – via www.bbc.com.
- ^ "DR Congo are crowned CHAN champions" – via www.bbc.com.
- ^ "Hosts Morocco crowned CHAN champions" – via www.bbc.com.
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking - Ranking Table". www.fifa.com.
External links
- CAFOnline.com, CAFonline.com