Inaugural edition of CHAN
- Championnat d'Afrique des nations de football 2009
African Nations Championship - Côte d'Ivoire 2009
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Tournament details |
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Host country | Ivory Coast |
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Dates | 22 February – 8 March |
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Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
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Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
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Final positions |
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Champions | DR Congo (1st title) |
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Runners-up | Ghana |
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Third place | Zambia |
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Fourth place | Senegal |
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Tournament statistics |
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Matches played | 16 |
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Goals scored | 30 (1.88 per match) |
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Top scorer(s) | Given Singuluma (5 goals) |
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Best player(s) | Tresor Mputu |
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2011 → |
International football competition
The 2009 African Nations Championship, also known as CHAN 2009 for short, was the inaugural edition of the biennial association football tournament organized by CAF featuring national teams consisting of players playing in their respective local leagues. It was held in Ivory Coast from 22 February to 8 March 2009.
Qualification
Thirty countries attempted to qualify for the tournament, with a total of 8 teams qualifying for this inaugural edition, including hosts Ivory Coast.
Squads
Each squad consisted of a total of 28 players.[1]
Qualified teams
Draw
The draw for the group stage was held in Abidjan on Friday 26 December 2008.[2]
Venues
Group stage
Tie-breaking criteria
Where two or more teams end the group stage with the same number of points, their ranking is determined by the following criteria:[3]
- points earned in the matches between the teams concerned;
- goal difference in the matches between the teams concerned;
- number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- number of away goals scored in the matches between the teams concerned;
- goal difference in all group matches;
- number of goals scored in all group matches;
- Yellow and red cards
- drawing of lots by the organizing committee.
All times given as local time (UTC+00:00)
Key to colors in group tables |
| Teams that advanced to the semi-finals |
Group A
Referee:
Jean-Claude Lebrosse
Referee:
Abdella El Achiri
Referee:
Chokri Saadallah
Attendance: 2,000
Referee:
Verson Lwanja
Referee:
Chaibou Ibrahim
Group B
Referee:
Verson Lwanja
Referee:
Chaibou Ibrahim
Referee:
Cheick Ahmed Tidiane Seck
NB: Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac was sent to the stands in the 82nd minute for unsporting behaviour.
Knockout phase
Semi-finals
Referee:
Jean-Claude Lebrosse
Referee:
Abdallah El Achiri
Third-place play-off
Final
2009 African Nations Championship champions |
DR Congo First title |
References
- ^ "CHAN 2009: Squad List - African Nations Championship 2009". CAFOnline.com. 21 February 2009. Archived from the original on 26 February 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- ^ "CHAN draw concluded today 26 of December 2008". CAFOnline.com. 26 December 2008. Retrieved 26 December 2008.
- ^ "Regulations of the African Nations Championship; Article 66, paragraph 5" (PDF). CAFOnline.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 December 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- ^ "Ghana and DRC in to CHAN final". BBC News. 5 March 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
External links
- 2009 CHAN Homepage
- Fixtures and Results of CHAN qualifications on CAFOnline.com
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