2018 African Nations Championship

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2018 African Nations Championship
  • 2018 CHAN
  • 2018 بطولة امم افريقيا
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Tournament details
Host countryMorocco
Dates13 January – 4 February
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Third placeFlag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
Fourth placeFlag of Libya.svg  Libya
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored58 (1.81 per match)
Top scorer(s)Flag of Morocco.svg Ayoub El Kaabi (9 goals)
Best player(s)Flag of Morocco.svg Ayoub El Kaabi
Fair play awardFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
2016
2020

The 2018 African Nations Championship , known as the 2018 CHAN for short and for sponsorship purposes as the Total African Nations Championship, was the 5th edition of the biennial association football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) featuring players from their respective national leagues. Originally supposed to be hosted in Kenya, [1] [2] it was instead hosted by Morocco from 13 January to 4 February 2018.

Contents

The 2016 finalists, DR Congo and Mali, failed to qualify for this edition following their qualification losses, Mali losing 3–2 to Mauritania on aggregate and DR Congo losing to the neighbouring Congo via the away goals rule. Hosts Morocco defeated Nigeria 4–0 in the final to win their first title which made Morocco the first team to win the tournament on home soil. [3] [4] [5]

Host selection

Following the conclusion of the final of the previous edition in Rwanda on 7 February 2016, CAF announced Kenya as the host nation of the next edition 48 hours later. [1] [2] [6] However, CAF decided to change the host nation on 23 September the following year due to a lack of progress with preparations [7] and open up a new tender process for a replacement team with the deadline of 30 September 2017. The countries who submitted to replace Kenya as hosts are: [8]

The Ethiopian Football Federation did not provide the government's letter of guarantee and were not considered; the CAF Emergency Committee decided on 15 October that year to choose Morocco over Equatorial Guinea. [9] [10]

Qualification

The qualification rounds took place from 20 April to 20 August 2017. [11]

Since Morocco had already qualified in the Northern Zone before replacing Kenya as hosts, their spot in the main phase was re-allocated to their opponents in the Northern Zone final qualifying round, Egypt. [12] However, Egypt declined to participate citing a "congested domestic calendar". [13] As a result, the spot was reverted to Central-East Zone (as originally three teams would participate including original-turned-stripped hosts Kenya), and would go to the winner of a play-off in November 2017 between Ethiopia and Rwanda, the two teams which lost in the Central-East Zone final qualifying round. [14]

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the group stage of this edition of the tournament:

TeamZoneAppearancePrevious best performance FIFA ranking
at start of event
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Central Zone 3rdQuarter-finals (2011, 2016)45
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 2ndGroup stage (2014)96
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 1stDebut146
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda Central-East Zone 3rdQuarter-finals (2016)113
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 2ndThird place (2011)136
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 4thGroup stage (2011, 2014, 2016)75
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya North Zone 3rdChampions (2014)88
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco (hosts)3rdQuarter-finals (2014)40
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola South Zone 3rdRunners-up (2011)141
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 1stDebut118
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 3rdThird place (2009)74
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea West A Zone 2ndFourth place (2016)65
Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 2ndGroup stage (2014)99
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso West B Zone 2ndGroup stage (2014)44
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 4thThird place (2016)61
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 3rdThird place (2014)51

Venues

This edition of the tournament had matches held in Casablanca, Marrakech, Agadir and Tangier.

Casablanca Marrakesh
Stade Mohamed V Stade de Marrakech
Capacity: 45,600Capacity: 45,240
Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca.jpg Stade de marrakech.jpg
Tangier Agadir
Ibn Batouta Stadium Stade Adrar
Capacity: 45,000Capacity: 45,480
Stade Ibn Batuta, Tanger.jpg Stade-Adrar2019.png

Before Kenya was stripped of its hosting rights, its football association planned to use 4 stadiums for this edition of the tournament. [15] However, only Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi and Kasarani Stadium in Kasarani were considered to meet hosting requirements after inspections by CAF, while Mombasa Municipal Stadium in Mombasa and Kinoru Stadium in Meru did not. [16]

Squads

The squads of the participating teams each consisting of 23 players per the tournament's regulation article 72 [17] were announced by CAF on 10 January 2018. [18] [19]

Match officials

A total of 32 match officials (16 referees and 16 assistant referees) were selected for this edition of the tournament, of which 7 were selected to operate the video assistant referee (VAR) system in a CAF competition for the first time ever, beginning at the knockout stages. [20] [21] [22]

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held at Sofitel Rabat in the Moroccan capital, Rabat, on 17 November 2017 at 19:30 WET (UTC±0). [23]

The teams were drawn into 4 groups of 4. [24] The hosts Morocco were seeded in Group A. The remaining teams were seeded based on their results in the four most recent editions of the tournament: 2009 (multiplied by 1), 2011 (multiplied by 2), 2014 (multiplied by 3), 2016 (multiplied by 4): [25] [26] [27]

Based on the formula above, the 4 pots were allocated as follows:

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
  1. Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco (hosts) (10 pts)
  2. Flag of Libya.svg  Libya (22 pts)
  3. Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast (15 pts)
  4. Flag of Angola.svg  Angola (14 pts)
  1. Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria (13 pts)
  2. Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea (12 pts)
  3. Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon (12 pts)
  4. Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia (11 pts)
  1. Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda (10 pts)
  2. Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda (9 pts)
  3. Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan (6 pts)
  4. Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo (3 pts)
  1. Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso (3 pts)
  2. Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania (3 pts)
  3. Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia (0 pts)
  4. Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea (0 pts)

Group stage

The top two teams of each group advance to the knockout stage.

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): [17]

  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, WET (UTC±0). [28]

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco (H)321071+67 Knockout stage
2Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 321031+27
3Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 31023523
4Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 30030660
Source: CAF (archived)
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg4–0Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania
Report
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg1–2Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
Report

Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg3–1Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Report
Sudan  Flag of Sudan.svg1–0Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania
Report

Sudan  Flag of Sudan.svg0–0Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Report
Mauritania  Flag of Mauritania.svg0–1Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Report

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 321062+47 Knockout stage
2Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 321031+27
3Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 30121431
4Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 30120331
Source: CAF (archived)
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg0–1Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
Report
Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg3–1Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Report

Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg0–2Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Report
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg0–1Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
Report

Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg0–0Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Report
Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svg1–1Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Report

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 321041+37 Knockout stage
2Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 320141+36
3Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 31111104
4Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 30031760
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Libya  Flag of Libya.svg3–0Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea
Report
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg0–0Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
Report

Libya  Flag of Libya.svg0–1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Report
Rwanda  Flag of Rwanda.svg1–0Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea
Report

Rwanda  Flag of Rwanda.svg0–1Flag of Libya.svg  Libya
Report
Equatorial Guinea  Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg1–3Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Report

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 321030+37 Knockout stage
2Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 312010+15
3Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 30211322
4Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 30121321
Source: CAF (archived)
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Angola  Flag of Angola.svg0–0Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
Report
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg0–1Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo
Report

Angola  Flag of Angola.svg1–0Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Report
Congo  Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg2–0Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
Report

Congo  Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg0–0Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Report
Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg1–1Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Report
  • P. Moussombo Soccerball shade.svg52'

Knockout stage

From this stage onward, the video assistant referee (VAR) system would make its debut in a CAF competition. Extra time and penalty shoot-out were used if necessary to decide the winner, except for the third-place match where penalty shoot-out and no extra time was used if necessary to decide the winner per the competition's regulations article 75. [17]

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
27 January – Casablanca
 
 
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 2
 
31 January – Casablanca
 
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 0
 
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco (a.e.t.)3
 
28 January – Agadir
 
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 1
 
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 1 (3)
 
4 February – Casablanca
 
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya (p)1 (5)
 
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 4
 
27 January – Marrakech
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0
 
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 0
 
31 January – Marrakech
 
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 1
 
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 0
 
28 January – Tangier
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1 Third place
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria (a.e.t.)2
 
3 February – Marrakech
 
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 1
 
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 1 (2)
 
 
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan (p)1 (4)
 

Quarter-finals

Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg2–0Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
Report
Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)

Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg0–1Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
Report

Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg2–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Report
Stade Ibn Batouta, Tangier
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)

Congo  Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg1–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of Libya.svg  Libya
  • Junior Makiesse Soccerball shade.svg32'
Report
  • Saleh Al Taher Soccerball shade.svg14'
Penalties
3–5
  • Soccerball shad check.svg M. Taktak
  • Soccerball shad check.svg A. Khalleefah
  • Soccerball shad check.svg A. Alaqoub
  • Soccerball shad check.svg A. Al-Maghasi
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Sand Masaud

Semi-finals

Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg3–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of Libya.svg  Libya
Report
  • A. Khalleefah Soccerball shade.svg86'

Sudan  Flag of Sudan.svg0–1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Report

Third place match

Libya  Flag of Libya.svg1–1Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
Report
Penalties
  • M. Taktak Soccerball shad check.svg
  • M. Elhouni Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • A. Alaqoub Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Ablo Soccerball shade cross.svg
2–4

Final

Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg4–0Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Report
Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

Goalscorers

9 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament: [30]

Total Man of the Competition
Flag of Morocco.svg Ayoub El Kaabi [30]
Top Scorer
Flag of Morocco.svg Ayoub El Kaabi [30] (9 goals)
CAF Fair Play Team
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco [30]

Team of the Tournament

GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards
Flag of Sudan.svg Akram El Hadi

Substitutes: Anas Zniti (Morocco), Sand Masaud (Libya), (Angola), Bader Hasan (Libya), Augustine Mulenga (Zambia), Saifeldin Bakhit (Sudan), Ismail El Haddad (Morocco)

Man of the match

StageTeam 1ResultTeam 2Man of the Match
First round of group stage matches
Group A Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg4–0Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania Flag of Morocco.svg Abdelilah Hafidi
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg1–2Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan Flag of Sudan.svg Saifeldin Malik Bakhit
Group B Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg0–1Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Flag of Namibia.svg Vetunuavi Hambira
Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg3–1Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda Flag of Zambia.svg Lazarous Kambole
Group C Libya  Flag of Libya.svg3–0Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea Flag of Libya.svg Saleh Al Taher
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg0–0Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda Flag of Rwanda.svg Djihad Bizimana
Group D Angola  Flag of Angola.svg0–0Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso Flag of Angola.svg
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg0–1Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Prestige Mboungou
Group A Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg3–1Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea Flag of Morocco.svg Ayoub El Kaabi
Sudan  Flag of Sudan.svg1–0Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania Flag of Sudan.svg Omer Suleiman Koko
Group B Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg0–2Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia Flag of Zambia.svg Augustine Mulenga
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg0–1Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Flag of Namibia.svg Lloyd Kazapua
Group C Libya  Flag of Libya.svg0–1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Flag of Nigeria.svg Stephen Eze
Rwanda  Flag of Rwanda.svg1–0Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea Flag of Rwanda.svg Thierry Manzi
Group D Angola  Flag of Angola.svg1–0Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Flag of Angola.svg
Congo  Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg2–0Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Junior Makiesse
Group A Sudan  Flag of Sudan.svg0–0Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Flag of Sudan.svg Akram El Hadi Salim
Mauritania  Flag of Mauritania.svg0–1Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea Flag of Guinea.svg Ibrahima Sory Sankhon
Group B Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg0–0Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Kouamé N'Guessan
Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svg1–1Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia Flag of Namibia.svg Teberius Lombard
Group C Rwanda  Flag of Rwanda.svg0–1Flag of Libya.svg  Libya Flag of Libya.svg Elmutasem Abushnaf
Equatorial Guinea  Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg1–3Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Flag of Nigeria.svg Dayo Ojo
Group D Congo  Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg0–0Flag of Angola.svg  Angola Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Francoeur Baron Kibamba
Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg1–1Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Wend-Panga Bambara
Knockout stage matches
Quarter-finals Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg2–0Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Flag of Morocco.svg Salaheddine Saidi
Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg0–1Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan Flag of Sudan.svg Mohamed Hashim
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg2–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of Angola.svg  Angola Flag of Nigeria.svg Ikechukwu Ezenwa
Congo  Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya Flag of Libya.svg Abdulrahman Khalleefah
Semi-finals Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg3–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of Libya.svg  Libya Flag of Morocco.svg Ayoub El Kaabi
Sudan  Flag of Sudan.svg0–1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Flag of Nigeria.svg Gabriel Okechukwu
Third place match Libya  Flag of Libya.svg1–1
(2–4 p)
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan Flag of Sudan.svg Muhannad El Tahir
Final Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg4–0Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Flag of Morocco.svg Zakaria Hadraf

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.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsFinal result
1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco (H)6510162+1416Champions
2Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 641176+113Runners-up
3Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 632153+211Third place
4Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 622276+18Fourth place
5Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 422041+38Eliminated at the quarter-finals
6Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 421163+37
7Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 42113307
8Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 41212205
9Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 31111104Eliminated at the group stage
10Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 31023523
11Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 30211322
12Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 30121321
13Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 30121431
14Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 30120331
15Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 30031760
16Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 30030660
Source: [ citation needed ]
(H) Hosts

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