2024 African Nations Championship
Tournament details | |
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Host countries | Kenya Tanzania Uganda |
Dates | 1–28 February 2025 |
Teams | TBD |
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 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 will be hosted by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda from 1 to 28 February 2025.[1] For the first time, the tournament will take place in three countries.[2]
Host selection
[edit]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.[3]
Qualification
[edit]The qualification procedures will take place from 25 to 27 October 2024.
Qualified teams
[edit]The following teams qualified for the main tournament:
Team | Zone | Appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA ranking at start of event |
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Kenya (co-hosts) | Eastern Zone | 1st | None (Debut) | TBD |
Tanzania (co-hosts) | 3rd | Group stage (2009, 2020) | TBD | |
Uganda (co-hosts) | 7th | Group stage (2011, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020) | TBD |
References
[edit]- ^ GNA (17 September 2024). "CAF announces date for 2024 African Nations Championship". Ghana News Agency. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "2024 Africa Cup of Nations Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "Revealed: East Africa ready to host CHAN 2024 as dress rehearsal for AFCON 2027". 28 September 2023.