16 selections composed of players from the African continent will compete for the trophy of the African Nations Championship from this Saturday, January 16, 2021 in Cameroon. Initially scheduled for April 2020 in Ethiopia, the competition is finally held 10 months later due to the current health situation. The first two teams from each pool will play the quarter-finals. The final of this sixth edition of CHAN will be held on February 16 at the Ahmadou Ahidjo stadium in Yaoundé.
In the absence of big teams such as Ivory Coast, Senegal or Egypt, Morocco seems well placed to keep its 2018 title acquired at home after a large 4-0 success against Nigeria. finally.
However, the host country, Cameroon, has the ambition to win the trophy in front of its supporters, only 25% of whom will be allowed to be present at the stadium in the first round. Even if the Indomitable Lions supporters are not on fire for the moment, it is obvious that a qualification in the finals of their team could create a national enthusiasm. Other very solid teams like the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), twice champion (2009 and 2016), and the Aigles du Mali, finalists in 2016, have the ambition to finish on the first step of the podium on February 7. in Yaoundé.
Despite the turbulent global context due to Covid-19, the spectacle will be assured in Cameroon and the race to succeed the Atlas Lions is now on.
Here is the program of the first day
Group A Cameroon-Zimbabwe (Sat. 5 p.m.) Mali-Burkina Faso (Sat 8 p.m.)
Group B Libya-Niger (Sun 5 p.m.) DR Congo – Congo (Sun 8 p.m.)
Group C Morocco-Togo (Mon 5pm) Rwanda-Uganda (Mon 8 p.m.)
Group D Zambia-Tanzania (Tue 5 p.m.) Guinea-Namibia (Tue 8pm)
