2016 African Nations Championship

2016 African Nations Championship
2016 CHAN
Tournament details
Host country Rwanda
Dates 16 January – 7 February 2016
Teams 16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) TBD (in TBD host cities)

The 2016 African Nations Championship will be the 4th edition of the African Nations Championship, a biennial football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) exclusively featuring players from the respective national championships. It will be hosted by Rwanda, and is scheduled to take place between 16 January and 7 February 2016.[1] A total of 16 teams will play in the tournament.

Unlike the African Cup of Nations, the competing national teams must be composed of players playing in their domestic league. For example, a Rwandan player is only eligible to play for the Rwanda national team if he is playing for a Rwandan club.[2]

Qualification

The qualifying rounds will take place from June to October 2015.[3]

Qualified teams

Team Qualifying zone Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1
 Rwanda (hosts) Central-East Zone (automatic) 29 January 2011[4] 1 (2011)
TBD Northern Zone
TBD Northern Zone
TBD Zone West A
TBD Zone West A
TBD Zone West B
TBD Zone West B
TBD Zone West B
TBD Central Zone
TBD Central Zone
TBD Central Zone
TBD Central-East Zone
TBD Central-East Zone
TBD Southern Zone
TBD Southern Zone
TBD Southern Zone
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

References

  1. ↑ Komugisha, Usher (17 February 2015). "CAF sets dates for CHAN 2016". SuperSport. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Regulations of the African Nations Championship". CAF.
  3. ↑ "CAF Full Calendar". CAFonline.com. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "Morocco to host 2015 African Cup of Nations". The National. 29 January 2011.