The 2009 African Nations Championship, also known as CHAN 2009 for short, was the inaugural edition of the biennial association football tournament organized by CAF featuring national teams consisting of players playing in their respective local leagues. It was held in Ivory Coast from 22 February to 8 March 2009.
Qualification
Thirty countries attempted to qualify for the tournament, with a total of 8 teams qualifying for this inaugural edition, including hosts Ivory Coast.
Squads
Each squad consisted of a total of 28 players.
Qualified teams Host countryCAF Zone 1 – Northern ZoneCAF Zone 2 – Western Zone ACAF Zone 3 – Western Zone BCAF Zone 4 – Central ZoneCAF Zone 5 – Central Eastern Zone CAF Zone 6 – Southern Zone CAF Zone 6 – Southern Zone
Draw The draw for the group stage was held in Abidjan on Friday 26 December 2008.
Venues Abidjan Bouaké Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny Stade Bouaké Capacity: 40,000 Capacity: 35,000
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: 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+00:00)
Key to colors in group tablesTeams that advanced to the semi-finals
Group A TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts312041+35312010+1531112204301204−41
Group B TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts312063+35311134−1430303303302113−22
NB: Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac was sent to the stands in the 82nd minute for unsporting behaviour.
Knockout phase
Semi-finals
Third-place play-off
Final
References
External links 2009 CHAN Homepage Fixtures and Results of CHAN qualifications on CAFOnline.com