2022 CHAN kicks off Today in Algeria, see all Participating Teams, Groups, Fixtures & Other Details

By Emmanuel Oladele - The AFRICAN NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP (2022 CHAN) kicks off today Friday 13th January, 2023 and will be hosted in four Algeria' cities, namely; Algiers, Oran, Constantine and Annaba. A total of 18 teams will be participating in the tournament, they are; Algeria (Host), Ethiopia, Libya, Mozambique, DR Congo, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Uganda, Ghana, Madagascar, Morocco, Sudan, Angola, Mali, Mauritania, Cameroon, Congo and Niger. See the Groupings below, and also details of all 32 Fixtures;

AFRICAN NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP (2022 CHAN) GROUPS

GROUP A

• Algeria (Host)

• Ethiopia

• Libya

• Mozambique

GROUP B

• DR Congo

• Ivory Coast

• Senegal

• Uganda

GROUP C

• Ghana

• Madagascar

• Morocco

• Sudan

GROUP D

• Angola

• Mali

• Mauritania

GROUP E

• Cameroon

• Congo

• Niger

AFRICAN NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP (2022 CHAN) FIXTURES/SCHEDULES

2022 CHAN MATCHDAY 1

• Fri. 13/01. Algeria vs Libya 20:00 WAT. (Nelson Mandela Stadium, Algiers). Group A

• Sat. 14/01. Ethiopia vs Mozambique 14:00 WAT. (Nelson Mandela Stadium, Algiers). Group A

• Sat. 14/01. DR Congo vs Uganda 17:00 WAT. (19 May 1956 Stadium, Annaba). Group B

• Sat. 14/01. Ivory Coast vs Senegal 20:00 WAT. (19 May 1956 Stadium, Annaba). Group B

• Sun. 15/01. Morocco vs Sudan 17:00 WAT. (Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium, Constantine). Group C

• Sun. 15/01. Madagascar vs Ghana 20:00 WAT. (Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium, Constantine). Group C

• Mon. 16/01. Mali vs Angola 17:00 WAT. (Oran Olympic Stadium). Group D

• Mon. 16/01. Cameroon vs Congo 20:00 WAT. (Oran Olympic Stadium). Group E

2022 CHAN MATCHDAY 2

• Tue. 17/01. Mozambique vs Libya 17:00 WAT. (Nelson Mandela Stadium, Algiers). Group A

• Tue. 17/01. Algeria vs Ethiopia 20:00 WAT. (Nelson Mandela Stadium, Algiers). Group A

• Wed. 18/01. DR Congo vs Ivory Coast 17:00 WAT. (19 May 1956 Stadium, Annaba). Group B

• Wed. 18/01. Senegal vs Uganda 20:00 WAT. (19 May 1956 Stadium, Annaba). Group B

• Thu. 19/01. Morocco vs Madagascar 17:00 WAT. (Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium, Constantine). Group C

• Thu. 19/01. Ghana vs Sudan 20:00 WAT. (Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium, Constantine). Group C

• Fri. 20/01. Angola vs Mauritania 17:00 WAT. (Oran Olympic Stadium). Group D

• Fri. 20/01. Congo vs Niger 20:00 WAT. (Oran Olympic Stadium). Group E

2022 CHAN MATCHDAY 3

• Sat. 21/01. Libya vs Ethiopia 20:00 WAT. (19 May 1956 Stadium, Annaba). Group A

• Sat. 21/01. Mozambique vs Algeria 20:00 WAT. (Nelson Mandela Stadium, Algiers). Group A

• Sun. 22/01. Senegal vs DR Congo 20:00 WAT. (19 May 1956 Stadium, Annaba). Group B

• Sun. 22/01. Uganda vs Ivory Coast 20:00 WAT. (Nelson Mandela Stadium, Algiers). Group B

•Mon. 23/01. Sudan vs Madagascar 20:00 WAT. (Oran Olympic Stadium). Group C

• Mon. 23/01. Ghana vs Morocco 20:00 WAT. (Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium, Constantine). Group C

• Tue. 24/01. Mauritania vs Mali 17:00 WAT. (Oran Olympic Stadium). Group D

• Tue. 24/01. Niger vs Cameroon 20:00 WAT. (Oran Olympic Stadium). Group E

2022 CHAN QUARTER-FINALS

• Fri. 27/01. Winners Group A vs Runners-up Group B 17:00 WAT. (Nelson Mandela Stadium, Algiers). QF1

• Fri. 27/01. Winners Group B vs Winners Group D 20:00 WAT. (19 May 1956 Stadium, Annaba). QF2

• Sat. 28/01. Winners Group C vs Runners-up Group A 17:00 WAT. (Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium, Constantine). QF3

• Sat. 28/01. Winners Group E vs Runners-up Group C 20:00 WAT. (Oran Olympic Stadium). QF4

2022 CHAN SEMI-FINALS

• Tue. 31/01. Winners QF1 vs Winners QF4 17:00 WAT. (Oran Olympic Stadium). SF1

• Tue. 31/01. Winners QF2 vs Winners QF3 20:00 WAT. (Nelson Mandela Stadium, Algiers). SF2

2022 CHAN THIRD PLACE MATCH

• Fri. 03/02. Losers F1 vs Losers SF2 20:00 WAT. (Oran Olympic Stadium).

2022 CHAN FINAL

• Sat. 04/02. Winners SF2 vs Winners SF2 20:00 WAT. (Nelson Mandela Stadium, Algiers).

The 2022 CHAN is the 7th edition of the tournament and will hold between Friday 13th January 2023 to Saturday 4th February 2023. The tournament was originally scheduled to hold from 10th July to 1st August 2022, but a postponement of kickoff was announced on September 10, 2022 at an executive committee meeting via video conferencing. The 2022 edition witnessed a shift in date as a result of postponement of two previous editions due to Covid-19 in Africa and moreover because of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

The AFRICAN NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP, also known as CHAN is a biennial association football tournament organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for players playing Football in their respective local leagues.

Meanwhile, Morocco are the defending Champions, having won the 2020 edition in Cameroon.

Note that Morocco will finally participate in the 2022 edition after the country earlier announced the cancellation of its participation on Thursday due to closure of Algerian airspace to Moroccan planes.

According to the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, "The Moroccan national team will travel tomorrow to Algeria to participate in CHAN._ The departure will be from Salé airport."