2024 African Nations Championship

The 2024 African Nations Championship, known as the 2024 CHAN for short and the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship for sponsorship purposes, is scheduled to be the 8th edition of the African Nations Championship, a biennial association football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), featuring national teams consisting of players currently playing in their respective local leagues. It was to be hosted by Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda from 1 to 28 February 2025,^[1] however on 14 January 2025 it was postponed to August 2025 in the same 3 countries.^[2] This will be the first edition to be hosted by three countries.^[3]

2024 African Nations Championship

Tournament details
Host countries	Kenya Tanzania Uganda
Dates	2–30 August 2025
Teams	19
Venue(s)	5 (in 4 host cities)
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Host selection

Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda were named as co-hosts of the 2024 edition on 17 December 2023 as a dress rehearsal of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations.^[4]

Postponement

On January 14, 2025, the day before the Final Draw took place, CAF announced that the tournament would be postponed to August 2025 to allow more time for preparations and for another qualifying round to take place to decide the final two participants.^[5][6] The preparation of Kenyan venues to host the tournament was considered as "miles behind" by the officials.^[7]

Venues

City	Stadium	Capacity
Dar es Salaam	Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium	60,000
Zanzibar City	Amaan Stadium	15,000
Kampala	Mandela National Stadium	45,000
Nairobi	Nyayo National Stadium	18,000
	Moi International Sports Centre	55,000

Qualification

Main article: 2024 African Nations Championship qualification

The qualification procedures were unveiled at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt on 9 September 2024 with the qualification itself running from 25 October to 29 December 2024.^[8] Libya, Morocco and Tunisia qualified for the final tournament automatically.^[9] However, Libya subsequently announced its withdrawal citing a scheduling conflict.^[10][11]

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the main tournament:

Team	Zone	Date of qualification	Appearance	First appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance
Morocco	Northern Zone	9 October 2024	5th	2014	2020	Champions (2018, 2020)
Guinea	Western Zone A	28 December 2024	4th	2016	2020	3rd Place (2020)
Senegal		28 December 2024	4th	2009	2022	Champions (2022)
Mauritania		29 December 2024	4th	2014	2022	Quarter-finals (2022)
Niger	Western Zone B	27 December 2024	5th	2011	2022	4th Place (2022)
Burkina Faso		28 December 2024	4th	2014	2020	Group Stage (2014, 2018, 2020)
Nigeria		28 December 2024	4th	2014	2018	Runners-up (2018)
Central African Republic	Central Zone	28 December 2024	1st	None	None	Debut
DR Congo		28 December 2024	7th	2009	2022	Champions (2009, 2016)
Equatorial Guinea		25 January 2025[12]	2nd	2018	2018	Group Stage (2018)
Congo		17 June 2025[a]	5th	2014	2022	Quarter-finals (2018, 2022)
Kenya (co-hosts)	Central Eastern Zone	26 September 2024	1st	None	None	Debut
Tanzania (co-hosts)		26 September 2024	3rd	2009	2020	Group stage (2009, 2020)
Uganda (co-hosts)		26 September 2024	7th	2011	2022	Group stage (2011, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
Sudan		28 December 2024	4th	2011	2022	3rd Place (2011, 2018)
Zambia	Southern Zone	15 December 2024	5th	2009	2020	3rd Place (2009)
Angola		28 December 2024	5th	2011	2022	Runners-up (2011)
Madagascar		29 December 2024	2nd	2022	2022	3rd Place (2022)
Algeria	Second qualifying stage winner	9 May 2025	3rd	2011	2022	Runners-up (2022)
South Africa	Second qualifying stage winner	11 May 2025	3rd	2011	2014	Quarter-finals (2011)

Draw

The draw was held on 15 January 2025 at the Kenyatta International Conventional Centre in Nairobi.^[14]

On the morning of the draw, CAF announced the draw pots and procedure, however no formula for the seeding system was provided other than that it took into account performances in the last three editions.^[15]

Seeded	Pot A	Pot B	Pot C
Kenya (A1 - Host)  Tanzania (B1 - Host)  Uganda (C1 - Host)  Senegal (D1 - Holders)	Morocco  Niger  Equatorial Guinea  Madagascar	Mauritania  Guinea  Sudan  Angola	DR Congo  Zambia  Burkina Faso  Nigeria  Central African Republic  Algeria  South Africa

Group stage

All times are local, EAT (UTC+3).

CAF announced the tournament schedule on 27 June 2025.^[16][17]

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

Tiebreakers

Teams will be ranked according to the three points for a win system (3 points for a win, 1 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:

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 were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, if two teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are applied exclusively to these two teams;
5. Goal difference in all group matches;
6. Goals scored in all group matches;
7. Drawing of lots.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kenya (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification to knockout stage
2	Morocco	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Angola	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DR Congo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Zambia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 3 August 2025. Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

3 August 2025 (2025-08-03)

15:00

Kenya	v	DR Congo

Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, Kenya

3 August 2025 (2025-08-03)

18:00

Morocco	v	Angola

Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya

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7 August 2025 (2025-08-07)

16:00

DR Congo	v	Zambia

Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya

7 August 2025 (2025-08-07)

19:00

Angola	v	Kenya

Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, Kenya

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10 August 2025 (2025-08-10)

15:00

Kenya	v	Morocco

Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, Kenya

10 August 2025 (2025-08-10)

18:00

Zambia	v	Angola

Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya

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14 August 2025 (2025-08-14)

17:00

Morocco	v	Zambia

Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya

14 August 2025 (2025-08-14)

20:00

Angola	v	DR Congo

Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, Kenya

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17 August 2025 (2025-08-17)

15:00

DR Congo	v	Morocco

Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya

17 August 2025 (2025-08-17)

15:00

Zambia	v	Kenya

Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, Kenya

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tanzania (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification to knockout stage
2	Madagascar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Mauritania	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Burkina Faso	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Central African Republic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 2 August 2025. Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

2 August 2025 (2025-08-02)

20:00

Tanzania	v	Burkina Faso

Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

3 August 2025 (2025-08-03)

20:00

Madagascar	v	Mauritania

Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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6 August 2025 (2025-08-06)

17:00

Burkina Faso	v	Central African Republic

Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

6 August 2025 (2025-08-06)

20:00

Mauritania	v	Tanzania

Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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9 August 2025 (2025-08-09)

17:00

Central African Republic	v	Mauritania

Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

9 August 2025 (2025-08-09)

20:00

Tanzania	v	Madagascar

Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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13 August 2025 (2025-08-13)

17:00

Madagascar	v	Central African Republic

Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

13 August 2025 (2025-08-13)

20:00

Mauritania	v	Burkina Faso

Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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16 August 2025 (2025-08-16)

20:00

Burkina Faso	v	Madagascar

Amaan Stadium, Zanzibar City, Tanzania

16 August 2025 (2025-08-16)

20:00

Central African Republic	v	Tanzania

Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Uganda (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification to knockout stage
2	Niger	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Guinea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Algeria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	South Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 4 August 2025. Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

4 August 2025 (2025-08-04)

17:00

Niger	v	Guinea

Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda

4 August 2025 (2025-08-04)

20:00

Uganda	v	Algeria

Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda

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8 August 2025 (2025-08-08)

17:00

Algeria	v	South Africa

Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda

8 August 2025 (2025-08-08)

20:00

Guinea	v	Uganda

Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda

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11 August 2025 (2025-08-11)

17:00

South Africa	v	Guinea

Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda

11 August 2025 (2025-08-11)

20:00

Uganda	v	Niger

Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda

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15 August 2025 (2025-08-15)

17:00

Guinea	v	Algeria

Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda

15 August 2025 (2025-08-15)

20:00

Niger	v	South Africa

Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda

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18 August 2025 (2025-08-18)

20:00

Algeria	v	Niger

Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya

18 August 2025 (2025-08-18)

20:00

South Africa	v	Uganda

Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Senegal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification to knockout stage
2	Congo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Sudan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Nigeria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 5 August 2025. Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

5 August 2025 (2025-08-05)

17:00

Congo	v	Sudan

Amaan Stadium, Zanzibar City, Tanzania

5 August 2025 (2025-08-05)

20:00

Senegal	v	Nigeria

Amaan Stadium, Zanzibar City, Tanzania

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12 August 2025 (2025-08-12)

17:00

Senegal	v	Congo

Amaan Stadium, Zanzibar City, Tanzania

12 August 2025 (2025-08-12)

20:00

Sudan	v	Nigeria

Amaan Stadium, Zanzibar City, Tanzania

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19 August 2025 (2025-08-19)

20:00

Nigeria	v	Congo

Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

19 August 2025 (2025-08-19)

20:00

Sudan	v	Senegal

Amaan Stadium, Zanzibar City, Tanzania

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).

Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	August 22 – Nairobi
	Winners Group A
					August 26 – Dar es Salaam
	Runners-up Group B
					W37
	August 23 – Kampala
					W40
	Winners Group D
									August 30 – Nairobi
	Runners-up Group C
									W41
	August 22 – Dar es Salaam
									W42
	Winners Group B
					August 26 – Kampala
	Runners-up Group A
					W38
	August 23 – Zanzibar City
					W39				Third place match
	Winners Group C
									August 29 – Kampala
	Runners-up Group D
									L41
									L42

Quarter-finals

22 August 2025 (2025-08-22)

17:00

A1	Match 37	B2

Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi

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22 August 2025 (2025-08-22)

20:00

B1	Match 38	A2

Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, Dar es Salaam

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23 August 2025 (2025-08-23)

17:00

C1	Match 39	D2

Amaan Stadium, Zanzibar City

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23 August 2025 (2025-08-23)

20:00

D1	Match 40	C2

Mandela National Stadium, Kampala

Semi-finals

26 August 2025 (2025-08-26)

17:30

W37	Match 41	W40

Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, Dar es Salaam

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26 August 2025 (2025-08-26)

20:30

W38	Match 42	W39

Mandela National Stadium, Kampala

Third place match

29 August 2025 (2025-08-29)

18:00

L41	Match 43	L42

Mandela National Stadium, Kampala

Final

30 August 2025 (2025-08-30)

18:00

W41	Match 44	W42

Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi

Notes

1. The Republic of the Congo initially qualified for the tournament on 29 December 2024. However, the Confederation of African Football subsequently disqualified the team and allocated their place to Equatorial Guinea. In response, the Congolese Football Federation lodged a formal appeal against the ruling. Upon review, the CAF Appeals Jury overturned the original decision, thereby reinstating Congo to the tournament.^[13]