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2014 African Nations Championship

The 2014 African Nations Championship, known as the 2014 CHAN for short and as the Orange African Nations Championship for sponsorship purposes, was the 3rd edition of the biennial association football tournament organized by CAF, featuring national teams consisting players playing in their respective national leagues. Originally supposed to be hosted in Libya,[1] it was held in South Africa from 11 January to 1 February 2014.[2]

2014 African Nations Championship
  • Orange African Nations Championship
  • 2014 CHAN
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
Dates11 January – 1 February
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)4 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Libya (1st title)
Runners-up Ghana
Third place Nigeria
Fourth place Zimbabwe
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored73 (2.28 per match)
Attendance296,440 (9,264 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Africa Bernard Parker (4 goals)
Best player(s)Nigeria Ejike Uzoenyi
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Since this edition, all results of the compositions of this competition was computed to calculate the forthcoming FIFA World Rankings.[3][4][5]

Hosts South Africa were knocked out of the group stages owing to their national league not pausing during the tournament, as most of their clubs would not release their players. This caused CAF to alter the rules for future editions of the tournament.[6]

Qualified nations edit

Main article: 2014 African Nations Championship qualification
Team Qualification
North Zone
  Libya Automatic
  Morocco Defeated Tunisia
Zone West A
  Mauritania Defeated Senegal
  Mali Defeated Guinea
Zone West B
  Ghana Automatic
  Nigeria Defeated Ivory Coast
  Burkina Faso Defeated Niger
Central Zone
  Congo Defeated DR Congo
  Gabon Defeated Cameroon
  DR Congo Defeated Cameroon
Central-East Zone
  Burundi Defeated Sudan
  Ethiopia Defeated Rwanda
  Uganda Defeated Tanzania
Southern Zone
  South Africa Hosts
  Zimbabwe Defeated Zambia
  Mozambique Defeated Angola

Draw edit

The CHAN 2014 official draw was conducted at the CAF Headquarters on 18 September 2013 in Egypt.[7]

Venues edit

The host cities were announced on 4 May 2012. Polokwane, Bloemfontein, and Cape Town hosted the tournament. As the CEO of the LOC said: "We are not going to let the success of Orange AFCON 2013 get into our heads and we are not taking anything for granted. We are applying the same formula we used during AFCON as well as the lessons learnt to make sure that Orange CHAN 2014 delivers in accordance with our objectives as well as CAF expectations. We are still going to return to the host cities for another round of visits as the LOC, at the end of August and again in November, together with CAF again. This is how serious we take this competition. We also share the same sentiments expressed by the CAF Vice President and Deputy Secretary General of CAF and we are pleased with what we have seen so far."[8]

Cape Town
Polokwane
Cape Town Stadium Peter Mokaba Stadium
Capacity: 64,100 Capacity: 41,733
   
Mangaung
(Bloemfontein)		 Cape Town
Free State Stadium Athlone Stadium
Capacity: 40,911 Capacity: 34,000
   

Squads edit

Main article: 2014 African Nations Championship squads

Group stage edit

All times are local (UTC+02:00).

Tiebreakers

The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[9]

  1. Greater number of points obtained in the matches between the concerned teams;
  2. Best Goal difference resulting from the matches between the concerned teams;
  3. Goal difference in all group matches;
  4. Greatest number of goals scored in all group matches;
  5. Fair Play point system in which the number of yellow and red cards are evaluated;
  6. Drawing of lots by CAF Organising Committee.

Group A edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
  Mali 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7 Advanced to the quarter-finals
  Nigeria 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 6
  South Africa 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4 Eliminated
  Mozambique 3 0 0 3 4 9 −5 0
South Africa  3–1  Mozambique
Parker   30' (pen.), 82'
Kekana   58'		 Report Diogo   11'
Attendance: 26,328
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
Mali  2–1  Nigeria
Sissoko   18'
Traoré   50'		 Report Salami   54'
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)
South Africa  1–1  Mali
Parker   25' Report Sidibé   54'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mal Souley Mohamadou (Cameroon)
Nigeria  4–2  Mozambique
Edeh   11'
Ali   13', 54' (pen.)
Imenger   88'		 Report Khan   10'
Diogo   20'
Attendance: 18,407
Referee: Aboubacar Mario Bangoura (Guinea)
Nigeria  3–1  South Africa
Uzoenyi   22', 64'
Edeh   32' (pen.)		 Report Parker   81' (pen.)
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)
Mozambique  1–2  Mali
Josemar   38' Report Sidibé   48'
Traoré   90+3' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Mutaz Abdelbasit Khairalla (Sudan)

Group B edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
  Morocco 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5 Advanced to the quarter-finals
  Zimbabwe 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 5
  Uganda 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4 Eliminated
  Burkina Faso 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Zimbabwe  0–0  Morocco
Report
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
Uganda  2–1  Burkina Faso
Sentamu   15', 73' Report Bayala   87'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)
Zimbabwe  0–0  Uganda
Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Sénégal)
Burkina Faso  1–1  Morocco
Ouédraogo   88' Report El Bahri   1'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)
Burkina Faso  0–1  Zimbabwe
Report Mambare   56'
Attendance: 7,200
Referee: Mohamed Said Kordi (Tunisia)
Morocco  3–1  Uganda
Rafik   29'
Iajour   77'
El Ouadi   90+3'		 Report Sentamu   59'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

Group C edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
  Ghana 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7 Advanced to the quarter-finals
  Libya 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5
  Congo 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 Eliminated
  Ethiopia 3 0 0 3 0 4 −4 0
Ghana  1–0  Congo
Annorbaah   34' Report
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Sylvester Kirwa (Kenya)
Libya  2–0  Ethiopia
Abushnaf   4'
Omar   83'		 Report
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Ghana  1–1  Libya
Yahaya   6' Report Al Badri   73' (pen.)
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco) replaced by Victor Gomes (South Africa) - 62'
Ethiopia  0–1  Congo
Report Ndey   78'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Juste Zio (Burkina Faso)
Ethiopia  0–1  Ghana
Report Adusei   76' (pen.)
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
Congo  2–2  Libya
Nkounkou   36'
Binguila   54'		 Report Omar   75'
Omami   90+3'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)

Group D edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
  Gabon 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Advanced to the quarter-finals
  DR Congo 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
  Burundi 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4 Eliminated
  Mauritania 3 0 0 3 4 8 −4 0
DR Congo  1–0  Mauritania
Ngoyi   51' Report
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)
Gabon  0–0  Burundi
Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)
DR Congo  0–1  Gabon
Report N'Guema   2'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Joseph Lamptey (Ghana)
Burundi  3–2  Mauritania
Fiston   11'
Nduwarugira   61'
Ndikumana   90+3'		 Report El Voulany   2'
Denna   70'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Wiish Hagi Yabarow (Somalia)
Burundi  1–2  DR Congo
Ndikumana   14' Report Mundele   24', 37'
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
Mauritania  2–4  Gabon
Bessam   4', 65' Report N'Zembi   7'
Appindangoyé   85'
Sokambi   90+2', 90+4'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

Knockout stage edit

In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of normal playing time, extra time was played (two periods of fifteen minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner, except for the third place match, where no extra time was played.[9]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
  Mali1
 
 
 
  Zimbabwe2
 
  Zimbabwe0 (4)
 
 
 
  Libya (p)0 (5)
 
  Gabon1 (2)
 
 
 
  Libya (p)1 (4)
 
  Libya (p)0 (4)
 
 
 
  Ghana0 (3)
 
  Ghana1
 
 
 
  DR Congo0
 
  Ghana (p)0 (4)
 
 
 
  Nigeria0 (1) Third place
 
  Morocco3
 
 
 
  Nigeria (aet)4
 
  Zimbabwe0
 
 
  Nigeria1
 

Quarter-finals edit

Morocco  3–4 (a.e.t.)  Nigeria
Moutouali   33', 40'
Iajour   37'		 Report Uzochukwu   49'
Ali   56'
Uzoenyi   90'
Ibrahim   111'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)
Mali  1–2  Zimbabwe
Sinayoko   89' Report Sithole   11'
Mahachi   56'
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Aboubacar Mario Bangoura (Guinea)
Gabon  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Libya
Cousin   73' (pen.) Report Omar   50'
Penalties
Engozo'o Avebe  
Djissikadié  
Cousin  
Sokambi  		 2–4   Saleh
  Ghanodi
  Abushnaf
  Fadel
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Juste Zio (Burkina Faso)
Ghana  1–0  DR Congo
Adusei   68' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)

Semi-finals edit

Zimbabwe  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Libya
Report
Penalties
Chipeta  
Phiri  
Sithole  
Moyo  
Zvirekwi  
Ncube  
Jaure  
Ali  		 4–5   Abushnaf
  Al Ghanodi
  Mahfud
  Omami
  Salama
  Sabbou
  Elgadi
  Nashnoush
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
Ghana  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Nigeria
Report
Penalties
Akuffu  
Annorbaah  
Ainooson  
Attobrah  		 4–1   Uzoenyi
  Kwambe
  Uzochukwu
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

Third place match edit

Zimbabwe  0–1  Nigeria
Report Obiozor   85'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)

Final edit

Main article: 2014 African Nations Championship final
  Libya0–0 (a.e.t.)  Ghana
Report
Penalties
Al Badri  
Al Mehdi  
Al Maghasi  
Al-Gadi  
Omar  
El Trbi  		 4–3   Akuffu
  Ainooson
  Attobrah
  Saka
  Owusu
  Joshua
Attendance: 16,505
Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)

Awards edit

Golden Boot
Player of the Tournament

Goalscorers edit

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Prize money edit

The winner of the 3rd Edition of Orange African Nations Championship in South Africa pocketed USD 750, 000 while the runner-up got USD 400,000. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) revealed the prize money ahead of the knock-out phase of CHAN 2014 tournament which took place in South Africa from 11- January till 1 February.

A total of 16 national shared $3.2 million, the rest of the prizes are as follows.[10]

Description USD Total
Winner 750,000 750,000
Runner-up 400,000 400,000
Losing semi-finalists 250,000 500,000
Losing quarter-finalists 175,000 700,000
3rd in group 125,000 500,000
4th in group 100,000 400,000
Total 3,250,000

References edit

  1. ^ "South Africa replace Libya as 2013 Nations Cup hosts". BBC Sport. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Decisions of CAF Executive Committee on hosting of Junior and Senior CAF Competitions". CAFOnline.com. 27 September 2011. Archived from the original on 1 January 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011. South Africa will also organise the 2014 edition of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) instead of Libya.
  3. ^ "CHAN Henceforth Taken into Account in FIFA Rankings". Confederation of African Football. 14 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  4. ^ "FIFA upgrades status of CHAN tournament, CAF moves 2015 AFCON draw to April". IONigeria. 11 January 2014. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  5. ^ Mosala, Thabiso (11 January 2014). "Hayatou all but confirms Fifa's A-level decision". Goal.com South Africa. South Africa. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  6. ^ "CHAN 2014: Caf to look at regulation changes". BBC Sport. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  7. ^ "Final 16 Concluded For CHAN". Cafonline. 9 September 2013. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  8. ^ "Cabinet names Afcon host cities". Supersport. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  9. ^ a b "Regulations of the African Nations Championship" (PDF). Cafonline.com.
  10. ^ "3.2 Million Dollars Prize Money for Orange CHAN 2014 - Orange African Nations Championship 2014 - CAF". Archived from the original on 26 January 2014.

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