2014 African Nations Championship

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]

2014 African Nations Championship
2014 CHAN
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
Dates11 January — 1 February 2014
Teams16 (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 played32
Goals scored73 (2.28 per match)
Attendance296,440 (9,264 per match)
Top scorer(s) Bernard Parker (4 goals)
Best player(s) Ejike Uzoenyi

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
Main article: 2014 African Nations Championship qualification
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 Ivory Coast
 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 StadiumPeter Mokaba Stadium
Capacity: 64,100Capacity: 41,733
Mangaung
(Bloemfontein)		Cape Town
Free State StadiumAthlone Stadium
Capacity: 40,911Capacity: 34,000

Squads
Main article: 2014 African Nations Championship 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]

  1. Greater number of points obtained in the matches between the concerned teams;
  2. Best Goal difference resulting from the matches between the concerned teams;
  3. Goal difference in all group matches;
  4. Greatest number of goals scored in all group matches;
  5. Fair Play point system in which the number of yellow and red cards are evaluated;
  6. Drawing of lots by CAF Organising Committee.

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
 Mali 321053+27Advanced to the quarter-finals
 Nigeria 320185+36
 South Africa 31115504Eliminated
 Mozambique 300349−50
South Africa 3–1 Mozambique
Parker  30' (pen.), 82'
Kekana  58'		 Report Diogo  11'
Attendance: 26,328
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
Mali 2–1 Nigeria
Sissoko  18'
Traoré  50'		 Report Salami  54'
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)
South Africa 1–1 Mali
Parker  25' Report Sidibé  54'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mal Souley Mohamadou (Cameroon)
Nigeria 4–2 Mozambique
Ede  11'
Ali  13', 54' (pen.)
Imenger  88'		 Report Khan  10'
Diogo  20'
Attendance: 18,407
Referee: Aboubacar Mario Bangoura (Guinea)
Nigeria 3–1 South Africa
Uzoenyi  22', 64'
Ede  32' (pen.)		 Report Parker  81' (pen.)
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)
Mozambique 1–2 Mali
Josemar  38' Report Sidibé  48'
Traoré  90+3' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Mutaz Abdelbasit Khairalla (Sudan)

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
 Morocco 312042+25Advanced to the quarter-finals
 Zimbabwe 312010+15
 Uganda 311134−14Eliminated
 Burkina Faso 301224−21
Zimbabwe 0–0 Morocco
Report
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
Uganda 2–1 Burkina Faso
Sentamu  15', 73' Report Bayala  87'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)
Zimbabwe 0–0 Uganda
Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Sénégal)
Burkina Faso 1–1 Morocco
Ouédraogo  88' Report El Bahri  1'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)
Burkina Faso 0–1 Zimbabwe
Report Mambare  56'
Attendance: 7,200
Referee: Mohamed Said Kordi (Tunisia)
Morocco 3–1 Uganda
Rafik  29'
Iajour  77'
El Ouadi  90+3'		 Report Sentamu  59'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
 Ghana 321031+27Advanced to the quarter-finals
 Libya 312053+25
 Congo 31113304Eliminated
 Ethiopia 300304−40
Ghana 1–0 Congo
Annorbaah  34' Report
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Sylvester Kirwa (Kenya)
Libya 2–0 Ethiopia
Abushnaf  4'
Omar  83'		 Report
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Ghana 1–1 Libya
Yahaya  6' Report Al Badri  73' (pen.)
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco) replaced by Victor Gomes (South Africa) - 62'
Ethiopia 0–1 Congo
Report Ndey  78'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Juste Zio (Burkina Faso)
Ethiopia 0–1 Ghana
Report Adusei  76' (pen.)
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
Congo 2–2 Libya
Nkounkou  36'
Binguila  54'		 Report Omar  75'
Fetori  90+3'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)

Group D
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
 Gabon 321052+37Advanced to the quarter-finals
 DR Congo 320132+16
 Burundi 31114404Eliminated
 Mauritania 300348−40
DR Congo 1–0 Mauritania
Ngoyi  51' Report
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)
Gabon 0–0 Burundi
Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)
DR Congo 0–1 Gabon
Report N'Guema  2'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Joseph Lamptey (Ghana)
Burundi 3–2 Mauritania
Fiston  11'
Nduwarugira  61'
Ndikumana  90+3'		 Report El Voulany  2'
Denna  70'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Wiish Hagi Yabarow (Somalia)
Burundi 1–2 DR Congo
Ndikumana  14' Report Mundele  24', 37'
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
Mauritania 2–4 Gabon
Moulaye Ahmed  4', 65' Report N'Zembi  7'
Appindangoyé  85'
Sokambi  90+2', 90+4'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

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-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Mali1
 
 
 
 Zimbabwe2
 
 Zimbabwe0 (4)
 
 
 
 Libya (p)0 (5)
 
 Gabon1 (2)
 
 
 
 Libya (p)1 (4)
 
 Libya (p)0 (4)
 
 
 
 Ghana0 (3)
 
 Ghana1
 
 
 
 DR Congo0
 
 Ghana (p)0 (4)
 
 
 
 Nigeria0 (1) Third place
 
 Morocco3
 
 
 
 Nigeria (aet)4
 
 Zimbabwe0
 
 
 Nigeria1
 

Quarter-finals
Morocco 3–4 (a.e.t.) Nigeria
Moutouali  33', 40'
Iajour  37'		 Report Ogonna  49'
Ali  56'
Uzoenyi  90'
Ibrahim  111'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)
Mali 1–2 Zimbabwe
Sinayoko  89' Report Sithole  11'
Mahachi  56'
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Aboubacar Mario Bangoura (Guinea)
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
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Juste Zio (Burkina Faso)
Ghana 1–0 DR Congo
Adusei  68' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)

Semi-finals
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
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
Ghana 0–0 (a.e.t.) Nigeria
Report
Penalties
Akuffu
Annorbaah
Ainooson
Attobrah 		4–1 Uzoenyi
Kwambe
Ogonna
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

Third place match
Zimbabwe 0–1 Nigeria
Report Obiozor  85'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)

Final
Main article: 2014 African Nations Championship Final
 Libya0–0 Ghana
Report
Penalties
Al Badri
Al Mahdi
Al Maghasi
Elgadi
Omar
El Trbi 		4–3 Akuffu
Ainooson
Attobrah
Saka
Owusu
Joshua
Attendance: 16,505
Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)

Player awards
Golden boot
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]

DescriptionUSDTotal
Winner750,000750,000
Runner-up400,000400,000
Losing semi-finalists250,000500,000
Losing quarter-finalists175,000700,000
3rd in group125,000500,000
4th in group100,000400,000
Total3,250,000

References
  1. "Decisions of CAF Executive Committee on hosting of Junior and Senior CAF Competitions". Confederation of African Football. 27 September 2011. Archived from the original on 1 January 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  2. "South Africa replace Libya as 2013 Nations Cup hosts". BBC. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  3. "FIFA upgrades status of CHAN tournament, CAF moves 2015 AFCON draw to April". ionigeria.com. 11 January 2014. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  4. Mosala, Thabiso (11 January 2014). "Hayatou all but confirms Fifa's A-level decision". Goal.com. South Africa. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  5. "CHAN 2014: Caf to look at regulation changes". BBC. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  6. "Final 16 Concluded For CHAN". Cafonline. 9 September 2013. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  7. "Cabinet names Afcon host cities". Supersport. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  8. "Regulations of the African Nations Championship" (PDF). Cafonline.com.
  9. http://www.cafonline.com/competition/african-nations-championship_2014/news/19247-32-million-dollars-prize-money-for-orange-chan-2014.html
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