2009 African Nations Championship
The 2009 African Nations Championship was the first edition of the African Nations Championship in football. The tournament took place in Ivory Coast from 22 February to 8 March 2009. Thirty countries attempted to qualify for the tournament.
| Championnat d'Afrique des nations de football 2009 African Nations Championship Côte d'Ivoire 2009 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Ivory Coast |
| Dates | 22 February – 8 March |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  |
| Runners-up |  |
| Third place |  |
| Fourth place |  |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 30 (1.88 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | |
| Best player(s) | |
Qualifying
Squads
Qualified Teams
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Host country |
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CAF Zone 1 – Northern Zone |
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CAF Zone 2 – Western Zone A |
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CAF Zone 3 – Western Zone B |
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CAF Zone 4 – Central Zone |
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CAF Zone 5 – Central Eastern Zone |
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CAF Zone 6 – Southern Zone |
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CAF Zone 6 – Southern Zone |
Venues
| Abidjan | Bouaké | |
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| Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny | Stade Bouaké | |
| Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 35,000 | |
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Group stage
Tie-breaking criteria
Where two or more teams end the group stage with the same number of points, their ranking is determined by the following criteria:[2]
- points earned in the matches between the teams concerned;
- goal difference in the matches between the teams concerned;
- number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- number of away goals scored in the matches between the teams concerned;
- goal difference in all group matches;
- number of goals scored in all group matches;
- Yellow and red cards
- drawing of lots by the organizing committee.
All times given as local time (UTC+0)
| Key to colors in group tables | |
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| Teams that advanced to the semi-finals | |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 |
| Ivory Coast | 0–3 | |
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| Report | Singuluma  |
| Tanzania | 1–0 | |
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| Ngassa |
Report |
Referee: 
| Ivory Coast | 0–0 | |
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| Report |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
| DR Congo | 2–0 | |
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| Kaluyituka Lofo |
Report |
Referee:
| Libya | 1–1 | |
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| Saad |
Report | Owusu-Ansah |
Referee:
NB: Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac was sent to the stands in the 82nd minute for unsporting behaviour.
Knockout phase
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 4 March – Bouaké | ||||||
| 1 (7) | |||||
| 8 March – Abidjan | ||||||
| 1 (6) | |||||
| 0 | |||||
| 4 March – Abidjan | ||||||
| 2 | |||||
| 1 | |||||
| 2 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 7 March – Abidjan | ||||||
| 1 | |||||
| 2 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Ghana | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) | |
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| Antwi |
Report | Sow |
| Penalties | ||
D. Yeboah  S. Yeboah |
7–6 |
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References
- "CHAN draw concluded today 26 of December 2008". CAF. 26 December 2008. Retrieved 26 December 2008.
- Article 66, paragraph 5 in the Regulations of the African Nations Championship.
- "Ghana and DRC in to CHAN final". BBC News. 5 March 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
External links
- African Championship of Nations
- Fixtures and Results of CHAN qualifications on CAF official website
- CHAN Homepage
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