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2024 African Nations Championship qualification
Qualification for the 2024 CHAN From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2024 African Nations Championship qualification was a men's football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2024 African Nations Championship. Only national team players who were playing in their country's own domestic league were eligible to compete in the tournament.
A total of 19 teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania who qualified automatically as hosts.[1]
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Teams
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A total of 40 (out of 54) CAF member national teams entered qualification that was split into zones based on their regional affiliations and had its draw held on 9 October 2024 at CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[1]
- Notes
- Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
- Teams in italics received a bye to the second round in the qualifying draw.
- (W): Withdrew after draw
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Format
Qualification ties are played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score is tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still level, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (no extra time would be played).[2]
Schedule
The schedule of the qualifying rounds is as follows.[1]
Northern Zone
After Egypt and previous hosts Algeria withdrew before the draw, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia were the only teams entered: therefore, the Zone was scrapped and all three teams qualified automatically.[3] On 22 November 2024, Libya withdrew from the tournament due to fixture congestion and concerns that the national team's participation would halt the league, hence the Libyan Football Federation prioritized the league schedule over the CHAN.[4] On 28 November 2024, Tunisia also pulled out of the tournament following the clubs' rejection to the country's participation.[5]
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Western Zone A
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First round
Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Monrovia (Liberia)
Liberia won 3–2 on aggregate.
Second round
Winners qualify for the 2024 African Nations Championship.
Senegal won 4–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Lamin Jammeh (Gambia)
Mauritania won 1–0 on aggregate.
Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan (Ivory Coast)
Guinea won 6–2 on aggregate.
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Western Zone B
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First round
Referee: Salisu Basheer (Nigeria)
Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan (Ivory Coast)
Referee: Kouassi Frédéric Biro (Ivory Coast)
Togo won 3–1 on aggregate.
Second round
Winners qualify for the 2024 African Nations Championship.
Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)
Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako (Mali)
Referee: Franklin Kpan (Ivory Coast)
1–1 on aggregate. Niger won on away goals.
Referee: Dedjinnanchi Tanislas Ahomlanto (Benin)
Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako (Mali)
2–2 on aggregate. Burkina Faso won 4–2 on penalties.
Referee: Aklesso Gnama (Togo)
Referee: Hamza El Fareq (Morocco)
Nigeria won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Central Zone
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Winners qualify for the 2024 African Nations Championship.
Referee: Cregue Moukagni (Gabon)
Initially, Congo won 2–1 on aggregate. However, following a ruling by the CAF Disciplinary Committee in favor of Equatorial Guinea, Congo was found to have fielded an ineligible player in both matches.[6] As a result, both matches were declared forfeited by Congo, awarding Equatorial Guinea a 6–0 aggregate victory.[7]
Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan (Ivory Coast)
Referee: Jean Pierre Nguiene Bissila (Congo)
2–2 on aggregate. Central African Republic won on away goals.
Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan (Ivory Coast)
Referee: André Kolissala Mbangul (Central African Republic)
DR Congo won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Central Eastern Zone
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First round
Burundi won on walkover and advanced to the second round after Somalia withdrew prior to the first leg due to financial challenges.[8]
Juba Stadium, Juba (South Sudan)
Juba Stadium, Juba (South Sudan)
Ethiopia won on walkover and advanced to the second round after Eritrea withdrew prior to the first leg.[9]
Cheikha Ould Boïdiya Stadium, Nouakchott (Mauritania)
1–1 on aggregate. Sudan won 6–5 on penalties.
Mandela National Stadium, Kampala (Uganda)
South Sudan won 3–1 on aggregate.
Amahoro Stadium, Kigali (Rwanda)
Referee: William Oloya (Uganda)
Rwanda won 3–1 on aggregate.
Second round
Since the three hosts from this region have automatically qualified themselves, only the best-performing nation (excluding the hosts) can additionally qualify for the 2024 African Nations Championship.[1]
Hamz Stadium, Kampala (Uganda)
Uganda won 2–0 on aggregate.
Benina Martyrs Stadium, Benghazi (Libya)
Benina Martyrs Stadium, Benghazi (Libya)
Sudan won 4–1 on aggregate.
4–4 on aggregate. Rwanda won on away goals.
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Southern Zone
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First round
Obed Itani Chilume Stadium, Francistown (Botswana)
Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela (South Africa)
Eswatini won 4–0 on aggregate.
Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein (South Africa)
Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein (South Africa)
Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Eswatini)
1–1 on aggregate. Lesotho won 4–3 on penalties.
Second round
Winners qualify for the 2024 African Nations Championship.
Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela (South Africa)
Cote d'Or National Sports Complex, Saint Pierre (Mauritius)
Madagascar won 2–1 on aggregate.
Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban (South Africa)
Angola won 2–1 on aggregate.
Zambia won on walkover and qualified to the final tournament after Mozambique withdrew prior to the first leg due to post-election violence.[10]
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Second qualifying stage
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Following the withdrawals of Tunisia and Libya, it was decided to organise a second qualifier tournament between 7 'reengaged' teams: Algeria, Comoros, Egypt, Gabon, The Gambia, Malawi, South Africa to determine the final two slots. [11]
The draw was held on 13 February 2025 at 13:25 EST (UTC+2) at the Confederation of African Football Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[12] The 7 teams were drawn into 3 games, with Runners-up of the previous edition Algeria receiving a bye to the second round.
First round
Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe (Malawi)
Malawi won 4–0 on aggregate.
South Africa won 4–2 on aggregate.
Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès (Senegal)
0–0 on aggregate. Gambia won 5–3 on penalties.
Second round
Referee: Numbi Kibingo (DR Congo)
Referee: Tewodros Mitiku (Ethiopia)
South Africa won 2–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Mohamed Athoumani (Comoros)
Referee: Ibrahim Traoré (Ivory Coast)
Algeria won 3–0 on aggregate.
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Qualified teams
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The following 19 teams qualified for the final tournament.
- Notes
- Years in bold indicate a championship in the respective tournament.
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References
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