CHAN
Libya and Morocco already qualified for CHAN even before the qualifying draw
The draw for the qualifying competition for the African Nations Championship (CHAN) Algeria 2022 will hold on Thursday, 26 May 2022 in Cairo, Egypt.
The draw will be conducted at 13h00 Cairo time (11h00 GMT) live on CAF digital pages. Ahead of the draw, two teams, Morocco and Libya are already qualified.
This is sequel to the fact that they are the sole entries in the Northern Zone where two teams are expected to emerge along with Algeria, the host.
Algerian legend Djamal Menad, top scorer and winner of 1990 AFCON with Algeria, will be the draw assistant joined by CAF Head of Competitions Khaled Nassar.
For the first time in the history of the competition, 18 teams will participate in the next final tournament set to take place in Algeria in January and February 2023.
The African Nations Championship (CHAN) is the competition which brings together players who compete in their respective domestic leagues.
The previous edition took place in January/February 2021 in Cameroon and saw Morocco being crowned as champions.
The qualifiers will be organized per zone and 18 teams will participate in the final tournament.
Below is the procedure for the draw:
Northern Zone (2 teams to qualify + HOST)
Engaged Teams: Libya & Morocco
Since there are only two teams engaged from this Zone and only two teams are qualified from this zone ((in addition to the host that is automatically qualified); hence Libya and Morocco are automatically qualified to the final tournament.
Western Zone A (3 teams to qualify)
Engaged Teams (9): All MAs engaged.
Level I – Guinea, Mali, Mauritania
Level II – Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Cap Vert, Liberia, Gambia & Sierra Leone
First Round: The six teams from Level II will play against each other. The first team drawn will play against the 2nd team drawn, the 3rd team drawn will play against the 4th team drawn and the 5th team drawn will play against the 6th team drawn. The team drawn last will play second match at home.
Second Round: Teams of level I will play against the winners of the 1st round.
Guinea will play against the winner of match 1/2 – Mali will play against the winner of match 3/4 and Mauritania will play against the winner of match 5/6
The teams of level 1 play the 2nd match at home.
Western Zone B (3 teams to qualify)
Engaged Teams (7): All MAs engaged.
Level I – Nigeria, Burkina Faso & Niger
Level II – Côte d’Ivoire & Togo
Level III – Ghana & Benin.
1st Round: The two teams from Level III will play against each other. A draw will be done to determine the order of the matches. The team drawn last will play second match at home.
2nd Round: A team will be drawn from Level I to play against a team that will be drawn from Level II. The procedure will be repeated 2 times. The last team remaining will play against the winner of the 1st round (Winner 1/2).
Level I will play the 2nd match at home.
Central Zone (3 teams to qualify)
Engaged Teams (6 teams): Sao tome are suspended & Gabon did not engage.
Level I – Cameroon,DR Congo & Congo
Level II – Equatorial Guinea, Central Africa, & Chad
First Round: A team will be drawn from Level I to play against a team that will be drawn from *Level II. *The procedure will be repeated 3 times.
The teams of level 1 play the 2nd match at home.
Central East Zone (3 teams to qualify)
Engaged Teams (9): Eritrea & Kenya did not engage.
Level I – Rwanda, Uganda, Sudan
Level II – Tanzania, Ethiopia, Burundi, South Sudan, Somalia & Djibouti.
First Round: The six teams from Level II will play against each other. The 1st team drawn will play against the 2nd team drawn, the 3rd team drawn will play against the 4th team drawn and the 5th team drawn will play against the 6th team drawn. The team drawn last will play second match at home.
Second Round: Teams of level I will play against the winners of the 1st round.
Rwanda will play against the winner of match 1/2 – Uganda will play against the winner of match 3/4 and Sudan will play against the winner of match 5/6
The teams of level 1 play the 2nd match at home.
The aggregate winners are qualified to the Final Tournament.
Southern Zone (3 teams to qualify)
Engaged Teams (13): Lesotho did not engage
Level I – Zambia, Namibia, Angola, Zimbabwe, Madagascar & Eswatini
Level II –South Africa, Mozambique, Comoros, Mauritius & Botswana
Level III –Malawi & Seychelles.
1st Round: The teams from Level III will play against each other. A draw will be done to determine the order of the matches. The team drawn last will play second match at home.
2nd Round: A team will be drawn from Level I to play against a team that will be drawn from Level II. The procedure will be repeated 5 times. The last team remaining will play against the winner of the 1st round (Winner 1/2).
Level I will play second match at home.
3rd Round: The winner of matches 3/4 will play against the winner of matches 5/6 and the winner of 7/8 will play against 9/10 and the winner of 11/12 will play against 13/14
The winner of matches 15/16, 17/18 and 19/20 are qualified to the Final Tournament
In case the suspension of Zimbabwe FA is not lifted 2 weeks before their first match, they will be considered loser and eliminated from the competition.
The valuable away goal that Egypt scored in the first leg of their CHAN qualifiers with South Africa counted for nothing as they crumbled miserably 3-1 at home on Sunday.
Although the Africa Nations Championship is on its eighth edition, Egypt, a record seven times Africa Cup of Nations winner, has never featured in the CHAN.
Egypt’s hopes of qualifying for the first time in the 2025 African Nations Championship (CHAN) ended abruptly after a disappointing 3-1 home defeat to South Africa at the Suez Canal Stadium.
Having secured a vital 1-1 draw in the first leg away in South Africa last Sunday, courtesy of Mohamed Antar’s volley, Egypt failed to build on their away-goal advantage and succumbed to a 4-2 aggregate defeat.
South Africa started aggressively, hitting Egypt’s post through Craig Weaver in the fourth minute before eventually taking the lead ten minutes later. Maema capitalized on a defensive error inside the penalty area, slotting home comfortably to put the visitors ahead.
Egypt survived another scare in the 24th minute when Maema’s shot again hit the woodwork. Just three minutes later, however, Mfolozi doubled South Africa’s lead after a deflected cross fell kindly at his feet for an easy finish.
Mohamed El-Sayed briefly reignited Egyptian hopes, reducing the deficit with a deft finish from a precise cross delivered by Sayed Abdullah in the 31st minute, making the halftime score 2-1.
The hosts’ chances of mounting a comeback faded shortly after the restart when goalkeeper Mahmoud Abu Al-Saud conceded a penalty for fouling a South African forward. Luthuli confidently converted the resulting penalty in the 51st minute, restoring the two-goal cushion.
Despite tactical adjustments and several attacking substitutions by Egypt, the home side struggled to threaten South Africa’s composed defense. South Africa comfortably controlled the remainder of the match, securing their passage to the next round.
South Africa will now face Malawi, who advanced by overcoming Comoros with a decisive 4-0 aggregate victory.
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Gabon’s hopes of progressing in the 2025 African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifiers were dashed as they suffered a penalty shootout defeat to Gambia after a goalless draw in Libreville on Saturday.
Despite dominating the second-leg match of the second qualification stage and creating numerous scoring chances, the Panthers failed to find the net, ultimately paying the price in the shootout.
The decisive moment came in the 78th minute when Gabon was awarded a penalty, but Samson Mbingui failed to convert, leaving the Scorpions with a lifeline.
With the match still deadlocked at 0-0 after regulation time, the contest went to a penalty shootout, where Gambia kept their composure to secure victory and advance to the next round.
The Scorpions converted all their attempts, while Gabon’s Nasta Oyono missed his shot, sending his effort wide and sealing his team’s elimination.
Elsewhere, Malawi advanced thanks to their 2-0 home win over Comoros to seal a 4-0 aggregate victory.
Wongani Lungu opened in the scoring for the home side in the 50th minute before Binwell Katinji’s strike on the hour mark secured the win.
First Leg Results:
- Gambia 0-0 Gabon (February 28, 2025)
- Comoros 0-2 Malawi (March 2, 2025)
- South Africa 1-1 Egypt (March 2, 2025)
Second Leg Fixtures:
- Malawi 2-0 Comoros – March 8, 2025 Malawi win 4-0 on aggregate
- Gabon 0-0 Gambia – March 8, 2025 – Gambia win on penalties
- Egypt vs. South Africa – March 9, 2025 | 19:30 GMT
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Egypt’s local national team claimed a crucial away goal after drawing 1-1 with South Africa in the first leg of the 2025 African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifiers at Free State Stadium on Sunday.
Mohamed Antar put Egypt ahead in the 66th minute with a well-taken volley before South Africa’s Jamie Webber equalized with a powerful strike 14 minutes from time.
The Pharaohs started cautiously, prioritizing defensive stability, while the hosts struggled to break through. South Africa’s first real threat came early in the eighth minute when Monnapule Saleng tested goalkeeper Mahmoud Abou El-Saoud from a distance.
Both sides lacked fluency in the first half, so the teams went into the break level at 0-0. After the restart, Egypt capitalized on a defensive mistake, with Antar firing home to give the visitors a crucial lead.
However, South Africa responded strongly, with Webber unleashing a long-range effort that found the top corner, denying Egypt a first-leg victory.
The result leaves Egypt in a strong position, with the away goal offering a slight advantage ahead of the second leg, scheduled for 9 March in Cairo.
A goalless draw would be enough to send Egypt into the final qualifying round. In this round, they would face either Comoros or Malawi for a place at CHAN 2025, which will be held in August in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania.
-Ahram
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