2009 African Nations Championship
| African Nations Championship Côte d'Ivoire 2009 | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Ivory Coast |
| Dates | 22 February – 08 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 February 22 to March 8, 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)
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | Advanced to the semi-finals |
| Senegal |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5 | |
| Tanzania |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | Eliminated |
| Ivory Coast |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 | Advanced to the semi-finals |
| DR Congo |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| Zimbabwe |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Eliminated |
| 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
2009-03-04 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. 2008-12-26. Retrieved 2008-12-26.
- ↑ Article 66, paragraph 5 in the Regulations of the African Nations Championship.
- ↑ "Ghana and DRC in to CHAN final". BBC News. 2009-03-05. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
External links
- African Championship of Nations
- Fixtures and Results of CHAN qualifications on CAF official website
- CHAN Homepage
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