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CHAN 2022: CAF unveil official match ball

CHAN 2022: CAF unveil official match ball

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has unveiled the official match ball for the 2022 African Nations Championship in Algeria. The ball, produced by British sports equipment maker Umbro, is named “Marhaba” which means ‘Welcome’ in Arabic. https://twitter.com/CAF_Online/status/1612894672682098692?t=GwRIShI2Okh7zVfeYhzKXA&s=19 The design of the ball features five colourful pyramid-looking shapes that are inspired by the colours of the Algerian flag and CHAN. Marhaba will be used for the...

CHAN 2022: Algeria aware of Libya’s strengths & weaknesses – Bougherra

CHAN 2022: Algeria aware of Libya’s strengths & weaknesses – Bougherra

Algeria head coach Madjid Bougherra said they know all about Libya ahead of their opening match at the 2022 African Nations Championship (CHAN) opener on Friday. Home advantage should be a key factor for the North Africans and Bougherra is prepared for the task. The tournament hosts will also face Ethiopia and Mozambique in what is only their second ever CHAN appearance, 11 years after their...

CHAN 2022: Algeria, Mozambique, Ethiopia & Libya set for Group A battle

CHAN 2022: Algeria, Mozambique, Ethiopia & Libya set for Group A battle

Football fans across Africa are set to enjoy the 2022 African Nations Championship in Algeria as 18 countries battle for supremacy from January 13. As the clock ticks for the seventh edition of the biennial showpiece, Afrosport previews Group A which comprises Algeria, Libya, Ethiopia and Mozambique.   Algeria (Best result: 2011 - fourth place) The Desert Foxes are only making their second-ever CHAN appearance and...

CHAN 2022: Hosts Algeria announce 28-man squad

CHAN 2022: Hosts Algeria announce 28-man squad

Algeria have released the names of their 28-man team for the 2022 African Nations Championship (CHAN) on home soil. The list is made up mostly of players plying their trade for local sides CR Belouizdad and USM Alger, a group that coach Madjid Bougherra has worked with for the past two months. The Desert Foxes started their last training session on Monday before the competition proper...

CHAN 2022: All you need to know and how to watch in Nigeria

CHAN 2022: All you need to know and how to watch in Nigeria

The seventh edition of the 2022 African Nations Championship is set to commence in Algeria from the 13th of January to February 4. In September 2020, CAF announced that the biennial competition is rescheduled from July 2022 to January 2023 due to postponements of the 2020 edition to 2021 and the 2021 AFCON to 2022. For the first time in the competition's history, 18 countries will...