2009 African Nations Championship

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2009 African Nations Championship
  • Championnat d'Afrique des nations de football 2009
    African Nations Championship
  • Côte d'Ivoire 2009
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Tournament details
Host countryIvory Coast
Dates22 February – 8 March
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFile:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo (1st title)
Runners-upFile:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
Third placeFile:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia
Fourth placeFile:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored30 (1.88 per match)
Top scorerZambia Given Singuluma (5 goals)
Best playerDemocratic Republic of the Congo Tresor Mputu
2011 →

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

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Main article: 2009 African Nations Championship 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

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Main article: 2009 African Nations Championship squads

Each squad consisted of a total of 28 players.[1]

Qualified teams

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File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast Host country
File:Flag of Libya (1977–2011).svg Libya CAF Zone 1 – Northern Zone
File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal CAF Zone 2 – Western Zone A
File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana CAF Zone 3 – Western Zone B
File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo CAF Zone 4 – Central Zone
File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania CAF Zone 5 – Central Eastern Zone
File:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia CAF Zone 6 – Southern Zone
File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe CAF Zone 6 – Southern Zone

Draw

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The draw for the group stage was held in Abidjan on Friday 26 December 2008.[2]

Venues

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Abidjan
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Locations of the 2009 African Championship of Nations venues
 Bouaké
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny Stade Bouaké
Capacity: 40,000 Capacity: 35,000
File:StadeFHB.jpg File:Stade de la paix en reconstruction.PNG

Group stage

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Tie-breaking criteria

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Where two or more teams end the group stage with the same number of points, their ranking is determined by the following criteria:[3]

  1. points earned in the matches between the teams concerned;
  2. goal difference in the matches between the teams concerned;
  3. number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  4. number of away goals scored in the matches between the teams concerned;
  5. goal difference in all group matches;
  6. number of goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Yellow and red cards
  8. drawing of lots by the organizing committee.

All times given as local time (UTC+00:00)

Key to colors in group tables
Teams that advanced to the semi-finals

Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 5
File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 5
File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4 1
Ivory Coast File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg0–3File:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia
Report (Archived) Singuluma File:Soccerball shade.svg 36', 49', 50'
Attendance: 35,000
Senegal File:Flag of Senegal.svg1–0File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania
M.B. Traoré File:Soccerball shade.svg 29' Report (Archived)
Referee: Seychelles Jean-Claude Lebrosse
Zambia File:Flag of Zambia.svg0–0File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal
Report (Archived)
Referee: Morocco Abdella El Achiri
Tanzania File:Flag of Tanzania.svg1–0File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast
Ngassa File:Soccerball shade.svg 36' Report (Archived)
Referee: Tunisia Chokri Saadallah
Ivory Coast File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg0–0File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal
Report (Archived)
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Malawi Verson Lwanja
Zambia File:Flag of Zambia.svg1–1File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania
Banda File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+4' Report (Archived) Nsajigwa File:Soccerball shade.svg 88' (pen.)
Referee: Niger Chaibou Ibrahim

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana 3 1 2 0 6 3 +3 5
File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3
File:Flag of Libya (1977–2011).svg Libya 3 0 2 1 1 3 −2 2
Ghana File:Flag of Ghana.svg2–2File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe
A. Ayew File:Soccerball shade.svg 44', 67' Report (Archived)
Referee: Malawi Verson Lwanja
DR Congo File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg2–0File:Flag of Libya (1977–2011).svg Libya
 Report (Archived)
Zimbabwe File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg1–1File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo
Philip Marufu File:Soccerball shade.svg 28' Report (Archived) Mputu File:Soccerball shade.svg 21'
Referee: Niger Chaibou Ibrahim
Libya File:Flag of Libya (1977–2011).svg1–1File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
Saad File:Soccerball shade.svg 26' Report (Archived) Owusu-Ansah File:Soccerball shade.svg 76'
Referee: Senegal Cheick Ahmed Tidiane Seck

NB: Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac was sent to the stands in the 82nd minute for unsporting behaviour.

Ghana File:Flag of Ghana.svg3–0File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo
 Report (Archived)
Zimbabwe File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg0–0File:Flag of Libya (1977–2011).svg Libya
Report

Knockout phase

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
4 March – Bouaké
 
 
File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana (pen.)1 (7)
 
8 March – Abidjan
 
File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal1 (6)
 
File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana0
 
4 March – Abidjan
 
File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo2
 
File:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia1
 
 
File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo2
 
Third place
 
 
7 March – Abidjan
 
 
File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal1
 
 
File:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia2

Semi-finals

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Ghana File:Flag of Ghana.svg1–1 (a.e.t.)File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal
Antwi File:Soccerball shade.svg 31' Report (Archived) Sow File:Soccerball shade.svg 35'
Penalties
 7–6
Attendance: 25,000[4]
Referee: Seychelles Jean-Claude Lebrosse
Zambia File:Flag of Zambia.svg1–2File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo
Singuluma File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' Report (Archived)
Referee: Morocco Abdallah El Achiri

Third-place play-off

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Senegal File:Flag of Senegal.svg1–2File:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia
Sow File:Soccerball shade.svg 24' Report

Final

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Main article: 2009 African Nations Championship Final
Ghana File:Flag of Ghana.svg0–2File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo
Report (Archived) Kaluyituka File:Soccerball shade.svg 46'
Bedi File:Soccerball shade.svg 74'
Attendance: 35,000


 2009 African Nations Championship
champions 
File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg
DR Congo
First title

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