2009 African Nations Championship
| 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 |
 DR Congo (1st title) |
| Runners-up |
 Ghana |
| Third place |
 Zambia |
| Fourth place |
 Senegal |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 30 (1.88 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Given Singuluma (5 goals) |
| Best player |
Tresor Mputu |
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.
Qualifying
Main article: 2009 African Nations Championship qualification
Squads
Main article: 2009 African Nations Championship squads
Qualified Teams
 Ivory Coast |
Host country |
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CAF Zone 1 – Northern Zone |
| Senegal |
CAF Zone 2 – Western Zone A |
| Ghana |
CAF Zone 3 – Western Zone B |
| DR Congo |
CAF Zone 4 – Central Zone |
 Tanzania |
CAF Zone 5 – Central Eastern Zone |
| Zambia |
CAF Zone 6 – Southern Zone |
 Zimbabwe |
CAF Zone 6 – Southern Zone |
Draw
Venues
| Abidjan | Bouaké | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the semi-finals | |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 |
| Senegal |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5 |
| Tanzania |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Ivory Coast |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 |
| DR Congo |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 |
| Zimbabwe |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Libya |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
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 | |||||||
| Ghana (pen.) |
1 (7) | ||||||
| Senegal |
1 (6) | ||||||
| 8 March – Abidjan | |||||||
| Ghana |
0 | ||||||
| DR Congo |
2 | ||||||
| Third place | |||||||
| 4 March – Abidjan | 7 March – Abidjan | ||||||
| Zambia |
1 | Senegal |
1 | ||||
| DR Congo |
2 | Zambia |
2 | ||||
Semi-finals
4 March 2009 15:00 |
| Ghana |
1 – 1 (a.e.t.) |
Senegal |
|---|---|---|
Antwi  31' |
Report | Sow 35' |
| Penalties | ||
D. Yeboah  |
7–6 | M. Fall |
Third Place Playoff
Final
Main article: 2009 African Nations Championship Final
| 2009 African Nations Championship Champions |
|---|
DR Congo First title |
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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