IFFHS CONTINENTAL NEWS - PRESENTATION CHAN 2022
CHAN-2022
The 7th African Nations Championship CHAN-2022 (postponed to 2023), is scheduled to be held in Algeria from January 13 to February 4, 2023. It is the first major competition of CAF that Algeria will organize since the African Cup of Nations of 1990. As a reminder, the CHAN: is a continental competition dedicated to local players of the continent.
Algeria wants to put the package to succeed this edition. Two new stadiums will host the games of this edition. It is the Nelson Mandela Stadium in Baraki (Algiers). It has a capacity of 45 000 spectators and equipment to world standards. And the Miloud Hedfi Stadium in Oran. A brand new stadium that has been operational for 3 months. It can also hold 45 000 spectators.
The Algerian state has devoted a good financial envelope to renovate the stadiums of 19 May in Annaba (capacity of 70 000 spectators). And the Hamlaoui Stadium in Constantine with a capacity of 25,000 spectators.
The Confederation of African Football announced on Tuesday that the opening ceremony of the African Championship (Chan 2022), scheduled for this Friday at Nelson Mandela Stadium will be broadcast in 66 countries.
According to the local organizing committee of the African Championship of local players revealed that a number of African soccer legends will attend the continental soccer tournament in Algeria.
According to the official page of the organizing committee, invitations have been extended to Yaya Toure and Didier Drogba from Ivory Coast, Roger Milla from Cameroon, Jay Jay Okocha from Nigeria, El Hadji Diouf from Senegal, Asamoah Gyan from Ghana and Karim Hagui from Tunisia.
18 nations are participating in this competition. The teams are divided into 5 groups.
The Constitutions of the 5 groups of the CHAN 2022
Group A: Algeria, Libya, Ethiopia, Mozambique
Group B: DR Congo, Uganda, Ivory Coast, Senegal
Group D: Mali, Angola, Mauritania
Group C: Morocco, Sudan, Madagascar, Ghana
Group E: Cameroon, Congo-Brazzaville, Niger
Nations that have won the CHAN:
2009: DR Congo
2011: Tunisia
2014 : Libya
2016 : DR Congo
2018: Morocco
2020: Morocco
The calendar of the competition:
All times in this calendar are indicated in Algerian time, that is GMT +1.
The schedule of the group phase
January 13, 20h, Algeria-Libya (Group A - 1st day), Nelson Mandela Stadium (Baraki) of Algiers
January 14, 14h, Ethiopia-Mozambique (Group A - 1st day), Stade Nelson Mandela (Baraki) of Algiers
January 14, 17:00, DR Congo-Uganda (Group B - 1st day), Stade du 19 mai 1956 d'Annaba
January 14, 20h, Côte d'Ivoire-Senegal (Group B - 1st day), Stade du 19 mai 1956 d'Annaba
January 15, 17h, Morocco-Sudan (Group C - 1st day), Stade Hamlaoui of Constantine
January 15, 20h, Madagascar-Ghana (Group C - 1st day), Stade Hamlaoui of Constantine
January 16, 17:00, Mali-Angola (Group D - 1st day), Stade Miloud Hadefi of Oran
January 16, 20h, Cameroon-Congo (Group E - 1st day), Stade Miloud Hadefi of Oran
January 17, 17:00, Mozambique-Libya (Group A - Day 2), Stade Nelson Mandela (Baraki) of Algiers
January 17, 20h, Algeria-Ethiopia (Group A- Day 2), Stade Nelson Mandela (Baraki) of Algiers
January 18, 17h, DR Congo-Côte d'Ivoire (Group B - 2nd day), Stade du 19 mai 1956 d'Annaba
January 18, 20h, Senegal-Uganda (Group B - 2nd day), Stade du 19 mai 1956 of Annaba
January 19, 17:00, Morocco-Madagascar (Group C - Day 2), Stade Hamlaoui of Constantine
January 19, 20h, Ghana-Sudan (Group C - Day 2), Stade Hamlaoui of Constantine
January 20, 17:00, Angola-Mauritania (Group D - Day 2), Stade Miloud Hadefi of Oran
January 20, 20h, Congo-Niger (Group E - Day 2), Miloud Hadefi Stadium in Oran
January 21, 20h, Mozambique-Algeria (Group A - Day 3), Stade Nelson Mandela (Baraki) of Algiers
January 21, 20h, Libya-Ethiopia (Group A - Day 3), Stade du 19 mai 1956 in Annaba
January 22, 20h, Senegal-RD Congo (Group B - Day 3), Stade du 19 mai 1956 d'Annaba
January 22, 20h, Uganda-Côte d'Ivoire (Group B - 3rd day), Stade Nelson Mandela (Baraki) of Algiers
January 23, 20h, Ghana-Morocco (Group C - Day 3), Stade Hamlaoui of Constantine
January 23, 20h, Sudan-Madagascar (Group C - Day 3), Stade Miloud Hadefi of Oran
January 24: Mauritania-Mali, (Group D - Day 3), Stade Miloud Hadefi of Oran
January 24: Niger-Cameroon, (Group E - Day 3), Stade Miloud Hadefi of Oran
The program of the quarterfinals
January 27, 17h, 1st group A - 2nd group B, Nelson Mandela Stadium (Baraki) of Algiers
January 27, 20h, 1st group B - 1st group D, Stade du 19 mai 1956 of Annaba
January 28, 17h, 1st group C - 2nd group A, Stade Hamlaoui of Constantine
January 28, 20h, 1st group E - 2nd group C, Stade Miloud Hadefi of Oran
The schedule of semi-finals
January 31, 17h, winner quarter 1 - winner quarter 4, Stade Miloud Hadefi of Oran
January 31, 20h, winner quarter 2 - winner quarter 3, Stade Nelson Mandela (Baraki) of Algiers