2014 African Nations Championship
| 2014 CHAN | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | South Africa |
| Dates | 11 January — 1 February 2014 |
| Teams | 16 (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 played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 73 (2.28 per match) |
| Attendance | 296,440 (9,264 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
 Bernard Parker (4 goals) |
| Best player |
Ejike Uzoenyi |
The 2014 African Nations Championship was the third African Nations Championship football tournament. The 16 national teams featured players from the respective national championships. The tournament took place between 11 January and 1 February 2014 in South Africa.[1] Originally, the tournament was to be hosted in Libya.[2] This was the first African Nations Championship tournament where all matches were considered full international matches.[3][4]
Hosts South Africa were knocked out in the group stages, which has been attributed to the national league not pausing during the tournament. Many clubs wouldn't release their players. CAF announced a rule change for future versions of the tournament.[5]
Qualified nations
| 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 Côte d'Ivoire |
 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
The CHAN 2014 official draw was conducted at the CAF Headquarters on 18 September 2013 in Egypt.[6]
Venues
The host cities were announced on 4 May 2012. Polokwane, Bloemfontein, and Cape Town will host 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.".[7]
| Cape Town | Polokwane | |
|---|---|---|
| Cape Town Stadium | Peter Mokaba Stadium | |
| Capacity: 64,100 | Capacity: 41,733 | |
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| Mangaung (Bloemfontein) | Cape Town | |
| Free State Stadium | Athlone Stadium | |
| Capacity: 40,911 | Capacity: 34,000 | |
Squads
Group stage
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:[8]
- Greater number of points obtained in the matches between the concerned teams;
- Best Goal difference resulting from the matches between the concerned teams;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Greatest number of goals scored in all group matches;
- Fair Play point system in which the number of yellow and red cards are evaluated;
- Drawing of lots by CAF Organising Committee.
Group A
| 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 |
15 January 2014 20:00 |
| Nigeria |
4–2 | Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
Ede  11'Ali 13', 54' (pen.)Imenger 88' |
Report | Khan 10' Diogo 20' |
19 January 2014 19:00 |
| Nigeria |
3–1 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Uzoenyi 22', 64' Ede 32' (pen.) |
Report | Parker 81' (pen.) |
Group B
| 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 |
Group C
| 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 |
17 January 2014 17:00 |
| Ghana |
1–1 | Libya |
|---|---|---|
| Yahaya 6' |
Report | Al Badri 73' (pen.) |
Free State Stadium, Mangaung Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco) replaced by Victor Gomes (South Africa) - 62' |
Group D
| 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 |
18 January 2014 20:00 |
| Burundi |
3–2 | Mauritania |
|---|---|---|
| Fiston 11' Nduwarugira 61'Ndikumana 90+3' |
Report | El Voulany 2' Denna 70' |
22 January 2014 19:00 |
| Mauritania |
2–4 | Gabon |
|---|---|---|
| Moulaye Ahmed 4', 65' |
Report | N'Zembi 7' Appindangoye 85'Sokambi 90+2', 90+4' |
Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time is played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by kicks from the penalty mark to determine the winner, except for the third place match where no extra time is played.[8]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Mali |
1 | |||||||||
| Zimbabwe |
2 | |||||||||
| Zimbabwe |
0 (4) | |||||||||
| Libya (p) |
0 (5) | |||||||||
| Gabon |
1 (2) | |||||||||
| Libya (p) |
1 (4) | |||||||||
| Libya (p) |
0 (4) | |||||||||
| Ghana |
0 (3) | |||||||||
| Ghana |
1 | |||||||||
| DR Congo |
0 | |||||||||
| Ghana (p) |
0 (4) | Third place | ||||||||
| Nigeria |
0 (1) | |||||||||
| Morocco |
3 | |||||||||
| Zimbabwe |
0 | |||||||||
| Nigeria (aet) |
4 | |||||||||
| Nigeria |
1 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
25 January 2014 17:00 |
| Morocco |
3–4 (a.e.t.) | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Moutouali 33', 40' Iajour 37' |
Report | Ogonna 49' Ali 56'Uzoenyi 90'Ibrahim 111' |
26 January 2014 17:00 |
| 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 |
Semi-finals
29 January 2014 17:00 |
| Zimbabwe |
0–0 (a.e.t.) | Libya |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Chipeta Phiri Sithole Moyo Zvirekwi Ncube Jaure Ali |
4–5 | Abushnaf Al Ghanodi Mahfud Fetori Salama Sabbou Elgadi Nashnoush |
29 January 2014 20:30 |
| Ghana |
0–0 (a.e.t.) | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Akuffu Annorbaah Ainooson Attobrah |
4–1 | Uzoenyi Kwambe Ogonna |
Third place match
Final
1 February 2014 20:00 |
| Libya |
0–0 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Al Badri Al Mahdi Al Maghasi Elgadi Omar El Trbi |
4–3 | Akuffu Ainooson Attobrah Saka Owusu Joshua |
Player awards
- Golden boot
- Bernard Parker (4)
- Player of the tournament
Goalscorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Prize money
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.[9]
| 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
- ↑ "Decisions of CAF Executive Committee on hosting of Junior and Senior CAF Competitions". Confederation of African Football. 27 September 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ↑ "South Africa replace Libya as 2013 Nations Cup hosts". BBC. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ↑ "FIFA upgrades status of CHAN tournament, CAF moves 2015 AFCON draw to April". ionigeria.com. 11 January 2014. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ↑ Mosala, Thabiso (11 January 2014). "Hayatou all but confirms Fifa's A-level decision". Goal.com (South Africa). Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ↑ "CHAN 2014: Caf to look at regulation changes". BBC. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ↑ 16 Concluded For CHAN "Final 16 Concluded For CHAN" Check
|url= - ↑ "Cabinet names Afcon host cities". Supersport. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
- 1 2 "Regulations of the African Nations Championship" (PDF). Cafonline.com.
- ↑ http://www.cafonline.com/competition/african-nations-championship_2014/news/19247-32-million-dollars-prize-money-for-orange-chan-2014.html
External links
- Orange African Nations Championship, CAFonline.com
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