2018 African Nations Championship

2018 African Nations Championship
  • 2018 بطولة امم افريقيا
Tournament details
Host countryMorocco
Dates13 January – 4 February
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venues4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Morocco (1st title)
Runners-up Nigeria
Third place Sudan
Fourth place Libya
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored58 (1.81 per match)
Top scorer Ayoub El Kaabi (9 goals)
Best player Ayoub El Kaabi
Fair play award Morocco
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The 2018 African Nations Championship, known as the 2018 CHAN for short and for sponsorship purposes as the Total African Nations Championship, was the 5th edition of the biennial association football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) featuring players from their respective national leagues. Originally supposed to be hosted in Kenya,[1][2] it was instead hosted by Morocco from 13 January to 4 February 2018.

The 2016 finalists, DR Congo and Mali, failed to qualify for this edition following their qualification losses, Mali losing 3–2 to Mauritania on aggregate and DR Congo losing to the neighbouring Congo via the away goals rule. Hosts Morocco defeated Nigeria 4–0 in the final to win their first title which made Morocco the first team to win the tournament on home soil.[3][4][5]

Host selection

Following the conclusion of the final of the previous edition in Rwanda on 7 February 2016, CAF announced Kenya as the host nation of the next edition 48 hours later.[1][2][6] However, CAF decided to change the host nation on 23 September the following year due to a lack of progress with preparations[7] and open up a new tender process for a replacement team with the deadline of 30 September 2017. The countries who submitted to replace Kenya as hosts are:[8]

The Ethiopian Football Federation did not provide the government's letter of guarantee and were not considered; the CAF Emergency Committee decided on 15 October that year to choose Morocco over Equatorial Guinea.[9][10]

Qualification

The qualification rounds took place from 20 April to 20 August 2017.[11]

Since Morocco had already qualified in the Northern Zone before replacing Kenya as hosts, their spot in the main phase was re-allocated to their opponents in the Northern Zone final qualifying round, Egypt.[12] However, Egypt declined to participate citing a "congested domestic calendar".[13] As a result, the spot was reverted to Central-East Zone (as originally three teams would participate including original-turned-stripped hosts Kenya), and would go to the winner of a play-off in November 2017 between Ethiopia and Rwanda, the two teams which lost in the Central-East Zone final qualifying round.[14]

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the group stage of this edition of the tournament:

Team Zone Appearance Previous best performance FIFA ranking
at start of event
 CameroonCentral Zone3rdQuarter-finals (2011, 2016)45
 Congo2ndGroup stage (2014)96
 Equatorial Guinea1stDebut146
 RwandaCentral-East Zone3rdQuarter-finals (2016)113
 Sudan2ndThird place (2011)136
 Uganda4thGroup stage (2011, 2014, 2016)75
 LibyaNorth Zone3rdChampions (2014)88
 Morocco (hosts)3rdQuarter-finals (2014)40
 AngolaSouth Zone3rdRunners-up (2011)141
 Namibia1stDebut118
 Zambia3rdThird place (2009)74
 GuineaWest A Zone2ndFourth place (2016)65
 Mauritania2ndGroup stage (2014)99
 Burkina FasoWest B Zone2ndGroup stage (2014)44
 Ivory Coast4thThird place (2016)61
 Nigeria3rdThird place (2014)51

Venues

This edition of the tournament had matches held in Casablanca, Marrakesh, Agadir and Tangier.

Casablanca Marrakesh
Stade Mohamed VStade de Marrakech
Capacity: 45,600Capacity: 45,240
TangierAgadir
Ibn Batouta StadiumStade Adrar
Capacity: 45,000Capacity: 45,480

Before Kenya was stripped of its hosting rights, its football association planned to use 4 stadiums for this edition of the tournament.[15] However, only Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi and Kasarani Stadium in Kasarani were considered to meet hosting requirements after inspections by CAF, while Mombasa Municipal Stadium in Mombasa and Kinoru Stadium in Meru did not.[16]

Squads

The squads of the participating teams each consisting of 23 players per the tournament's regulation article 72[17] were announced by CAF on 10 January 2018.[18][19]

Match officials

A total of 32 match officials (16 referees and 16 assistant referees) were selected for this edition of the tournament, of which 7 were selected to operate the video assistant referee (VAR) system in a CAF competition for the first time ever, beginning at the knockout stages.[20][21][22]

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held at Sofitel Rabat in the Moroccan capital, Rabat, on 17 November 2017 at 19:30 WET (UTC±0).[23]

The teams were drawn into 4 groups of 4.[24] The hosts Morocco were seeded in Group A. The remaining teams were seeded based on their results in the four most recent editions of the tournament: 2009 (multiplied by 1), 2011 (multiplied by 2), 2014 (multiplied by 3), 2016 (multiplied by 4):[25][26][27]

  • 7 points for winner
  • 5 points for runner-up
  • 3 points for semi-finalists
  • 2 points for quarter-finalists
  • 1 point for group stage

Based on the formula above, the 4 pots were allocated as follows:

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  1.  Morocco (hosts) (10 pts)
  2.  Libya (22 pts)
  3.  Ivory Coast (15 pts)
  4.  Angola (14 pts)
  1.  Nigeria (13 pts)
  2.  Guinea (12 pts)
  3.  Cameroon (12 pts)
  4.  Zambia (11 pts)
  1.  Rwanda (10 pts)
  2.  Uganda (9 pts)
  3.  Sudan (6 pts)
  4.  Congo (3 pts)
  1.  Burkina Faso (3 pts)
  2.  Mauritania (3 pts)
  3.  Namibia (0 pts)
  4.  Equatorial Guinea (0 pts)

Group stage

The top two teams of each group advanced to the knockout stage.

Tiebreakers

Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 74):[17]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams wrre still tied, all head-to-head criteria above were reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Drawing of lots.

All times are local, WET (UTC±0).[28]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Morocco (H) 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7 Knockout stage
2  Sudan 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7
3  Guinea 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
4  Mauritania 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
Source: CAF (archived)
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Morocco 4–0 Mauritania
 Report
Guinea 1–2 Sudan
 Report
Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)
Morocco 3–1 Guinea
 Report
  • Saïdouba Camara 29'
Referee: Abou Coulibaly (Ivory Coast)
Sudan 1–0 Mauritania
 Report
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
Sudan 0–0 Morocco
Report
Mauritania 0–1 Guinea
Report
Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Zambia 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 Knockout stage
2  Namibia 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7
3  Uganda 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
4  Ivory Coast 3 0 1 2 0 3 −3 1
Source: CAF (archived)
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Ivory Coast 0–1 Namibia
Report
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)
Zambia 3–1 Uganda
 Report
Ivory Coast 0–2 Zambia
Report
Uganda 0–1 Namibia
Report
Uganda 0–0 Ivory Coast
Report
Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)
Namibia 1–1 Zambia
 Report
Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Nigeria 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Knockout stage
2  Libya 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 6
3  Rwanda 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
4  Equatorial Guinea 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Libya 3–0 Equatorial Guinea
 Report
Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)
Nigeria 0–0 Rwanda
Report
Libya 0–1 Nigeria
Report
Rwanda 1–0 Equatorial Guinea
 Report
Referee: Daniel Laryea (Ghana)
Rwanda 0–1 Libya
Report
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)
Equatorial Guinea 1–3 Nigeria
 Report
Referee: Abou Coulibaly (Ivory Coast)

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Congo 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7 Knockout stage
2  Angola 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 5
3  Burkina Faso 3 0 2 1 1 3 −2 2
4  Cameroon 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
Source: CAF (archived)
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Angola 0–0 Burkina Faso
Report
Cameroon 0–1 Congo
Report
  • Makiesse 72' (pen.)
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
Angola 1–0 Cameroon
 Report
Congo 2–0 Burkina Faso
 Report
Congo 0–0 Angola
Report
Burkina Faso 1–1 Cameroon
 Report
  • P. Moussombo 52'

Knockout stage

From this stage onward, the video assistant referee (VAR) system made its debut in a CAF competition. Extra time and a penalty shoot-out were used if necessary to decide the winner, except for the third-place match, where a penalty shoot-out but no extra time was used if necessary to decide the winner, per the competition's regulations article 75.[17]

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
27 January – Casablanca
 
 
 Morocco2
 
31 January – Casablanca
 
 Namibia0
 
 Morocco (a.e.t.)3
 
28 January – Agadir
 
 Libya1
 
 Congo1 (3)
 
4 February – Casablanca
 
 Libya (p)1 (5)
 
 Morocco4
 
27 January – Marrakesh
 
 Nigeria0
 
 Zambia0
 
31 January – Marrakesh
 
 Sudan1
 
 Sudan0
 
28 January – Tangier
 
 Nigeria1 Third place
 
 Nigeria (a.e.t.)2
 
3 February – Marrakesh
 
 Angola1
 
 Libya1 (2)
 
 
 Sudan (p)1 (4)
 

Quarter-finals

Morocco 2–0 Namibia
 Report
Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)
Zambia 0–1 Sudan
Report
Nigeria 2–1 (a.e.t.) Angola
 Report
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
Congo 1–1 (a.e.t.) Libya
  • Junior Makiesse 32'
 Report
  • Saleh Al Taher 14'
Penalties
 3–5
  • football with check mark M. Taktak
  • football with check mark A. Khalleefah
  • football with check mark A. Alaqoub
  • football with check mark A. Al-Maghasi
  • football with check mark Sand Masaud

Semi-finals

Morocco 3–1 (a.e.t.) Libya
 Report
  • A. Khalleefah 86'
Sudan 0–1 Nigeria
Report

Third place match

Libya 1–1 Sudan
 Report
Penalties
  • M. Taktak football with check mark
  • M. Elhouni football with red X
  • A. Alaqoub football with check mark
  • Ablo football with red X
 2–4

Final

Morocco 4–0 Nigeria
 Report
Attendance: 75,000

Goalscorers

9 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:[30]

Total Man of the Competition
Morocco Ayoub El Kaabi[30]
Top Scorer
Ayoub El Kaabi[30] (9 goals)
CAF Fair Play Team
 Morocco[30]

Team of the Tournament

Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Sudan Akram El Hadi

Substitutes: Anas Zniti (Morocco), Sand Masaud (Libya), Vá (Angola), Bader Hasan (Libya), Augustine Mulenga (Zambia), Saifeldin Bakhit (Sudan), Ismail El Haddad (Morocco)

Man of the match

StageTeam 1ResultTeam 2Man of the Match
First round of group stage matches
Group AMorocco 4–0 MauritaniaMorocco Abdelilah Hafidi
Guinea 1–2 SudanSudan Saifeldin Malik Bakhit
Group BIvory Coast 0–1 NamibiaNamibia Vetunuavi Hambira
Zambia 3–1 UgandaZambia Lazarous Kambole
Group CLibya 3–0 Equatorial GuineaLibya Saleh Al Taher
Nigeria 0–0 RwandaRwanda Djihad Bizimana
Group DAngola 0–0 Burkina FasoAngola Vá
Cameroon 0–1 CongoRepublic of the Congo Prestige Mboungou
Group AMorocco 3–1 GuineaMorocco Ayoub El Kaabi
Sudan 1–0 MauritaniaSudan Omer Suleiman Koko
Group BIvory Coast 0–2 ZambiaZambia Augustine Mulenga
Uganda 0–1 NamibiaNamibia Lloyd Kazapua
Group CLibya 0–1 NigeriaNigeria Stephen Eze
Rwanda 1–0 Equatorial GuineaRwanda Thierry Manzi
Group DAngola 1–0 CameroonAngola Vá
Congo 2–0 Burkina FasoRepublic of the Congo Junior Makiesse
Group ASudan 0–0 MoroccoSudan Akram El Hadi Salim
Mauritania 0–1 GuineaGuinea Ibrahima Sory Sankhon
Group BUganda 0–0 Ivory CoastIvory Coast Kouamé N'Guessan
Namibia 1–1 ZambiaNamibia Teberius Lombard
Group CRwanda 0–1 LibyaLibya Elmutasem Abushnaf
Equatorial Guinea 1–3 NigeriaNigeria Dayo Ojo
Group DCongo 0–0 AngolaRepublic of the Congo Francoeur Baron Kibamba
Burkina Faso 1–1 CameroonBurkina Faso Wend-Panga Bambara
Knockout stage matches
Quarter-finalsMorocco 2–0 NamibiaMorocco Salaheddine Saidi
Zambia 0–1 SudanSudan Mohamed Hashim
Nigeria 2–1 (a.e.t.) AngolaNigeria Ikechukwu Ezenwa
Congo 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)		 LibyaLibya Abdulrahman Khalleefah
Semi-finalsMorocco 3–1 (a.e.t.) LibyaMorocco Ayoub El Kaabi
Sudan 0–1 NigeriaNigeria Gabriel Okechukwu
Third place matchLibya 1–1
(2–4 p)		 SudanSudan Muhannad El Tahir
FinalMorocco 4–0 NigeriaMorocco Zakaria Hadraf

Tournament team rankings

As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  Morocco (H) 6 5 1 0 16 2 +14 16 Champions
2  Nigeria 6 4 1 1 7 6 +1 13 Runners-up
3  Sudan 6 3 2 1 5 3 +2 11 Third place
4  Libya 6 2 2 2 7 6 +1 8 Fourth place
5  Congo 4 2 2 0 4 1 +3 8 Eliminated at the quarter-finals
6  Zambia 4 2 1 1 6 3 +3 7
7  Namibia 4 2 1 1 3 3 0 7
8  Angola 4 1 2 1 2 2 0 5
9  Rwanda 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4 Eliminated at the group stage
10  Guinea 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
11  Burkina Faso 3 0 2 1 1 3 −2 2
12  Cameroon 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
13  Uganda 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
14  Ivory Coast 3 0 1 2 0 3 −3 1
15  Equatorial Guinea 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
16  Mauritania 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
Source:
(H) Hosts

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