2020 (2021) African Nations Championship (CHAN), originally scheduled to commence in 2020 was postponed by the governing body of African Football CAF due to effects of the coronavirus pandemic which affected football across the world.
The tournament hosted by Cameroon will commence from 16 January – 7 February 2021.
Highlighting the fixtures for CHAN 2020 (2021) with the teams participating in the competition scheduled to take place in the central African nation Cameroon.
The CHAN tournament is a football competition organized by CAF as a competition designed solely for footballers within Africa national leagues. Players are only allowed to participate if they play within their national league.
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The tournament was initially handed to Ethiopia, but was later moved to Cameroon as the east African nation was not prepared to host the competition.
Participating Teams in the competition
1. Cameroon
2. Congo
3. DR Congo
4. Rwanda
5. Tanzania
6. Uganda
7. Libya
8. Morocco
9. Namibia
10. Zambia
11. Zimbabwe
12. Guinea
13. Mali
14. Burkina Faso
15. Niger
16. Togo
The full fixtures of the tournament – Group Stage
Quarter-finals
Group A
Cameroon (host), Zimbabwe, Mali, Burkina Faso.
Matchday 1
Cameroon vs Zimbabwe
16 January 2021 – 17:00
Venue: Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Mali vs Burkina Faso
16 January 2021 – 20:00
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Matchday 2
Cameroon vs Mali
20 January 2021 – 17:00
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Burkina Faso vs Zimbabwe
20 January 2021 – 20:00
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Matchday 3
Burkina Faso vs Cameroon
24 January 2021 – 20:00
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Zimbabwe vs Mali
24 January 2021 – 20:00
Japoma Stadium, Douala
Group B
Libya, Niger Republic, DR Congo, Congo.
Matchday 1
Libya vs Niger
17 January 2021 – 17:00
Japoma Stadium, Douala
DR Congo vs Congo
17 January 2021 – 20:00
Japoma Stadium, Douala
Matchday 2
Libya vs DR Congo
21 January 2021 – 17:00
Japoma Stadium, Douala
Congo vs Niger
21 January 2021 – 20:00
Japoma Stadium, Douala
Matchday 3
Congo vs Libya
25 January 2021 – 17:00
Japoma Stadium, Douala
Niger vs DR Congo
25 January 2021 – 20:00
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Group C
Morocco, Togo, Rwanda, Uganda.
Matchday 1
Morocco vs Togo
18 January 2021 – 17:00
Stade de la Réunification, Douala
Rwanda vs Uganda
18 January 2021 – 20:0
Stade de la Réunification, Douala
Matchday 2
Morocco vs Rwanda
22 January 2021 – 17:00
Stade de la Réunification, Douala
Uganda vs Togo
22 January 2021 – 20:00
Stade de la Réunification, Douala
Matchday 3
Uganda vs Morocco
26 January 2021 – 17:00
Stade de la Réunification, Douala
Togo vs Rwanda
26 January 2021 – 20:00
Limbe Stadium, Limbe
Group D
Zambia, Tanzania, Guinea, Namibia.
Matchday 1
Zambia vs Tanzania
19 January 2021 – 17:00
Limbe Stadium, Limbe
Guinea vs Namibia
19 January 2021 – 20:00
Limbe Stadium, Limbe
Matchday 2
Zambia vs Guinea
23 January 2021 – 17:00
Limbe Stadium, Limbe
Namibia vs Tanzania
23 January 2021 – 20:00
Limbe Stadium, Limbe
Matchday 3
Namibia vs Zambia
27 January 2021 – 17:00
Limbe Stadium, Limbe
Tanzania vs Guinea
27 January 2021 – 20:00
Stade de la Réunification, Douala
Bug names like Nigeria, Egypt, Republic of South African and Tunisia are not present in the competition this year.
Nigeria were stunned by West African neighbours during the West African Zone B qualification series, loosing out to Togo heavily in the first leg on the road and could not replicate the form of the away side in the second leg in Nigeria.
The likes of Tunisia were banned from the competition scheduled to take place in Cameroon.
