2016 African Nations Championship

The 2016 African Nations Championship (also referred to as CHAN 2016) was the 4th edition of the African Nations Championship, the biennial international football championship organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for the men's national teams of Africa featuring exclusively players from their respective national leagues. The tournament was held in Rwanda between 16 January and 7 February 2016.[1] A total of 16 teams played in the tournament.

2016 African Nations Championship
2016 Orange African Nations Championship
Championnat d'Afrique des nations de football 2016
Tournament details
Host countryRwanda
Dates16 January – 7 February 2016
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)4 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions DR Congo (2nd title)
Runners-up Mali
Third place Ivory Coast
Fourth place Guinea
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored80 (2.5 per match)
Top scorer(s) Elia Meschak
Chisom Chikatara
Ahmed Akaïchi
(4 goals each)
Best player(s) Elia Meschak
Best goalkeeper Ley Matampi
Fair play award DR Congo
  Champion
  Runner-up
  Third place
  Fourth place
  Quarter-finals
  Group stage

This edition is the first time that all group runners-up made it into the semi-finals.

Qualification
Main article: 2016 African Nations Championship qualification

Rwanda qualified automatically as hosts, while the remaining 15 spots were determined by the qualifying rounds, which took place from June to October 2015.[2]

Qualified teams

The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.[3] Defending champions Libya failed to qualify.

Team Zone Appearance Previous best performance
 MoroccoNorthern Zone2ndQuarter-finals (2014)
 Tunisia2ndChampions (2011)
 GuineaZone West A1stDebut
 Mali3rdQuarter-finals (2014)
 Ivory CoastZone West B3rdGroup stage (2009, 2011)
 Niger2ndQuarter-finals (2011)
 Nigeria2ndThird place (2014)
 CameroonCentral Zone2ndQuarter-finals (2011)
 DR Congo4thChampions (2009)
 Gabon3rdQuarter-finals (2014)
 EthiopiaCentral-East Zone2ndGroup stage (2014)
 Rwanda (hosts)2ndGroup stage (2011)
 Uganda3rdGroup stage (2011, 2014)
 AngolaSouthern Zone2ndRunners-up (2011)
 Zambia2ndThird place (2009)
 Zimbabwe4thFourth place (2014)

Venues

Four stadiums were approved by the CAF.[4]

Kigali
Kigali
Amahoro StadiumStade Régional Nyamirambo
Capacity: 30,000Capacity: 22,000
ButareGisenyi
Stade HuyeUmuganda Stadium
Capacity: 20,000Capacity: 5,000

Squads
Main article: 2016 African Nations Championship squads

Each squad could contain a maximum of 23 players.[5] Only national team players who were playing in their country's own domestic league were eligible to compete in the tournament. For example, a Rwandan player was only eligible to play for the Rwanda national team if he was playing for a Rwandan club.

Draw

The draw for the final tournament of the competition took place on 15 November 2015 (brought forward from 18 November), 18:30 CAT (UTC+2), in Kigali, Rwanda.[3][6] The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four.[7]

The teams were seeded based on their results in the three most recent final tournaments: 2009 (multiplied by 1), 2011 (multiplied by 2), and 2014 (multiplied by 3):[8]

  • 7 points for winner
  • 5 points for runner-up
  • 3 points for semi-finalists
  • 2 points for quarter-finalists
  • 1 point for group stage

Based on the formula above, the four pots were allocated as follows:

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Group stage

The top two teams of each group advanced to the quarter-finals.

Tiebreakers

The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order:[5]

  1. Number of points obtained in games between the teams concerned;
  2. Goal difference in games between the teams concerned;
  3. Goals scored in games between the teams concerned;
  4. If, after applying criteria 1 to 3 to several teams, two teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the two teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 7 apply;
  5. Goal difference in all games;
  6. Goals scored in all games;
  7. Drawing of lots.

All times were local, CAT (UTC+2).[9]

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Rwanda (H) 3 2 0 1 4 5 −1 6 Knockout stage
2  Ivory Coast 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
3  Morocco 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2 4
4  Gabon 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Rwanda 1–0 Ivory Coast
Bayisenge  15' Report
Gabon 0–0 Morocco
Report
Rwanda 2–1 Gabon
Sugira  42', 47' Report Boupendza  54'
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Morocco 0–1 Ivory Coast
Report Zakri  45' (pen.)
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
Morocco 4–1 Rwanda
Mouaoui  15', 43'
Aziz  23'
Khadrouf  38'		 Report Ngomirakiza  27'
Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)
Ivory Coast 4–1 Gabon
Aka  18'
Djédjé  65'
Boua  76'
Blé  83'		 Report Obambou  50'
Referee: Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Cameroon 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Knockout stage
2  DR Congo 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 6
3  Angola 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
4  Ethiopia 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
DR Congo 3–0 Ethiopia
Lusadisu  44'
Luvumbu  46'
Meschak  57'		 Report
Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)
Angola 0–1 Cameroon
Report Atouba  23'
Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)
DR Congo 4–2 Angola
Munganga  8'
Meschak  18'
Bolingi  38'
Bokadi  82'		 Report Gelson  75'
Kimwaki  84' (o.g.)
Referee: Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)
Cameroon 0–0 Ethiopia
Report
Referee: Denis Dembele (Ivory Coast)
Cameroon 3–1 DR Congo
Atouba  40'
Ngamaleu  51'
Nlend  63'		 Report Mundele  47'
Referee: Hamada Nampiandra (Madagascar)
Ethiopia 1–2 Angola
Tesfaye  74' Report Papel  54', 72'
Referee: Joseph Lamptey (Ghana)

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Tunisia 3 1 2 0 8 3 +5 5 Knockout stage
2  Guinea 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5
3  Nigeria 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4
4  Niger 3 0 1 2 3 11 −8 1
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Tunisia 2–2 Guinea
Akaïchi  33', 50' Report Al. Camara  40', 87'
Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa)
Nigeria 4–1 Niger
Okoro  46'
Chikatara  75', 81', 90'		 Report Adje  80'
Tunisia 1–1 Nigeria
Akaïchi  69' Report Chikatara  52'
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
Niger 2–2 Guinea
M. Moussa  37'
A. Moussa  49'		 Report Sylla  38'
K. Bangoura  78'
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)
Niger 0–5 Tunisia
Report Bguir  5', 39'
Akaïchi  78'
Ben Amor  80'
Essifi  90+1'
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyasa (Ethiopia)
Guinea 1–0 Nigeria
Sankhon  45' Report
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Zambia 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7 Knockout stage
2  Mali 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
3  Uganda 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
4  Zimbabwe 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Zimbabwe 0–1 Zambia
Report Chansa  57'
Referee: Hudu Munyemana (Rwanda)
Mali 2–2 Uganda
Koïta  23'
Sinayoko  60'		 Report Ochaya  11'
Miya  40' (pen.)
Zimbabwe 0–1 Mali
Report Sissoko  82'
Referee: Davies Ogenche Omweno (Kenya)
Uganda 0–1 Zambia
Report Katongo  41'
Referee: Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso)
Uganda 1–1 Zimbabwe
Sserunkuma  90+3' Report Manondo  49'
Zambia 0–0 Mali
Report

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of normal playing time, extra time would be 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 would be played.[5]

Penalty
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
30 January – Kigali
 
 
 Rwanda1
 
3 February – Kigali
 
 DR Congo (a.e.t.)2
 
 DR Congo (p)1 (5)
 
31 January – Gisenyi
 
 Guinea1 (4)
 
 Zambia0 (4)
 
7 February – Kigali
 
 Guinea (p)0 (5)
 
 DR Congo3
 
31 January – Kigali
 
 Mali0
 
 Tunisia1
 
4 February – Kigali
 
 Mali2
 
 Mali1
 
30 January – Butare
 
 Ivory Coast0 Third place
 
 Cameroon0
 
7 February – Kigali
 
 Ivory Coast (a.e.t.)3
 
 Guinea1
 
 
 Ivory Coast2
 

Quarter-finals
Rwanda 1–2 (a.e.t.) DR Congo
Sugira  57' Report Gikanji  11'
Bompunga  114'
Cameroon 0–3 (a.e.t.) Ivory Coast
Report Boua  95'
Atcho  102'
N'Guessan  112'
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
Tunisia 1–2 Mali
Moncer  14' Report Dieng  70' (pen.)
Diarra  80'
Zambia 0–0 (a.e.t.) Guinea
Report
Penalties
Katongo
Mfune
Sautu
Kabamba
C. Chama
A. Chama
Musekwa 		4–5 I. Bangoura
Sankhon
Thiam
Youla
I. Camara
Soumah
Keita

Semi-finals
DR Congo 1–1 (a.e.t.) Guinea
Bolingi  102' Report Sankhon  120+1'
Penalties
Kimwaki
Tulengi
Miche
Bolingi
Lomalisa
Gikanji
Meschak 		5–4 I. Bangoura
Sankhon
Ab. Camara
Thiam
K. Bangoura
D. Camara
Youla
Referee: Davies Ogenche Omweno (Kenya)
Mali 1–0 Ivory Coast
Bissouma  88' Report

Third place play-off
Guinea 1–2 Ivory Coast
Ab. Camara  85' Report Youla  31' (o.g.)
Badie  35'
Referee: Hudu Munyemana (Rwanda)

Final
DR Congo 3–0 Mali
Meschak  29', 61'
Bolingi  73'		 Report

Goalscorers

Below is the list of goalscorers.[10]

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Awards

Below is the list of awards.[11]

  • Best Player: Elia Meschak (DR Congo)
  • Top scorer: Elia Meschak (DR Congo): 4 goals and two assist
  • Goal of the Tournament: Serge N'Guessan (Côte d’Ivoire) against Cameroon
  • Fair Play Trophy: DR Congo
  • Best XI
    • Goalkeeper: Ley Matampi (DR Congo)
    • Defenders: Abdoul Karim Danté (Mali), Joël Kimwaki (DR Congo), Cheick Ibrahim Comara (Côte d’Ivoire), Mohamed Youla (Guinea)
    • Midfielders: Ibrahima Sory Sankhon (Guinea), Mechack Elia (DR Congo), N’Guessan Serge (Côte d’Ivoire), Hamidou Sinayoko (Mali)
    • Forwards: Jonathan Bolingi (DR Congo), Sekou Koïta (Mali)
    • Substitutes: Badra Ali Sangaré (Côte d’Ivoire), Djigui Diarra (Mali), Lomalisa Mutambala (DR Congo), Heritier Luvumbu (DR Congo), Daouda Camara (Guinea), Aka Essis (Côte d’Ivoire), Ernest Sugira (Rwanda), Ahmed Akaïchi (Tunisia), Elvis Chisom Chikataba (Nigeria), Christopher Katongo (Zambia)

Final ranking

Below is the final ranking.[12]

  1.  DR Congo
  2.  Mali
  3.  Ivory Coast
  4.  Guinea
  5.  Zambia
  6.  Cameroon
  7.  Rwanda
  8.  Tunisia
  9.  Nigeria
  10.  Morocco
  11.  Angola
  12.  Uganda
  13.  Zimbabwe
  14.  Gabon
  15.  Ethiopia
  16.  Niger

References
  1. Komugisha, Usher (17 February 2015). "CAF sets dates for CHAN 2016". SuperSport. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  2. "CAF Full Calendar". CAFonline.com. 28 February 2015. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  3. "CHAN draw advanced on 15th November". CAF. 1 November 2015.
  4. "CAF approves four stadiums for 2016 CHAN". African Football. 10 April 2014.
  5. "Regulations of the African Nations Championship" (PDF). CAF.
  6. "Decisions of CAF Executive Committee on 6 August 2015". CAF. 9 August 2015.
  7. "Tricky draw for host Rwanda". CAF. 15 November 2015.
  8. "Procedure for the final tournament draw". CAF. 14 November 2015.
  9. "Fixtures of the final tournament" (PDF). CAF.
  10. "Orange CHAN 2016: Scorers chart". CAFonline.com. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  11. "Orange CHAN 2016: Awards and Best XI". CAFonline.com. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  12. "Orange CHAN 2016: Statistics". CAFonline.com. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
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