2020 African Nations Championship Final
The 2020 African Nations Championship Final is an upcoming football match to determine the winners of the CHAN 2020 tournament and will take place on 7 February 2021 at the Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo in Yaoundé, Cameroon. It will be contested by Mali and Morocco.[1]
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| Event | 2020 African Nations Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 7 February 2021 | ||||||
| Venue | Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo , Yaoundé | ||||||
| Referee | Peter Waweru (Kenya) | ||||||
Morocco will appear at their second consecutive final, making it the first time since the tournament's inaugural edition in 2009 that a national team have reached the final on successive occasions.
Venue
The final will be held at the multi-purpose Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo in the capital city of Yaoundé, Cameroon. Built in 1972, it currently has a capacity of 40,000 seats.[2] It is used mostly for football matches and is named after Ahmadou Ahidjo, who was President of Cameroon from 1960 until 1982. The stadium has been renovated in 2016 ahead of the Africa Women Cup of Nations tournament. It is the home stadium of Canon Yaoundé and Tonnerre Yaoundé. The stadium is also known as the home venue of the Cameroonian national football team, who drew the stadium's record attendance of 120,000 in a football match in the 1980s.
Background
Mali and Morocco are both making their 4th appeareance at the tournament, and their second final. Mali previously contested the final in 2016 losing 3-0 to DR Congo.[3] Morocco meanwhile reached the final of the previous edition defeating Nigeria 4-0 to become the first host nation to win the title.[4] The final will also be the first meeting between the two sides at the CHAN tournament.
Mali were 57th in the FIFA World Rankings (9th among African nations), while Morocco were 35th (4th among African nations).[5]
Route to the final
| Mali | Round | Morocco | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opponents | Result | Group stage | Opponents | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Burkina Faso |
1–0 | Match 1 |  Togo |
1–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Cameroon |
1–1 | Match 2 |  Rwanda |
0–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Zimbabwe |
1–0 | Match 3 |  Uganda |
5–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group A winner
Source: CAF |
Final standings | Group C winner
Source: CAF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opponents | Result | Knockout stage | Opponents | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Congo |
0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Quarter-finals |  Zambia |
3–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Guinea |
0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Semi-finals | Cameroon |
4–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Match
Details
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See also
References
- https://www.cafonline.com/total-african-nations-championship/news/title-holders-morocco-to-face-mali-in-chan-final
- "Nigeria beat Cameroon to win the 2016 women's Africa Cup of Nations".
- CHAN 2016: DR Congo are champions after victory over Mali - BBC Sport
- CHAN 2018: Morocco beat Nigeria 4-0 in final to lift trophy - BBC Sport
- The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking - Ranking Table - FIFA.com