CHAN 2024

CHAN 2024: Morocco clinch record third title with victory over Madagascar

CHAN 2024: Morocco clinch record third title with victory over Madagascar

Morocco became the outright most successful team in the history of the African Nations Championship after claiming their third title with a 3-2 win over Madagascar in the final of the 2024 edition in Nairobi on Saturday, Afrosport reports. The Atlas Lions dispatched previous champions Senegal on penalties in the semi-finals while the Barea got past Sudan with 10 men in extra time. The Malagasy were...

CHAN 2024: Senegal defeat Sudan on penalties to win bronze medal

CHAN 2024: Senegal defeat Sudan on penalties to win bronze medal

Senegal claimed the 2024 African Nations Championship bronze medal after defeating Sudan 4-2 on penalties in Friday’s third/fourth place playoff in Kampala, Afrosport reports. The Teranga Lions were denied a chance to make it to back-to-back finals after losing to Morocco on penalties in the semi-finals, while the Falcons of Jediane lost to Madagascar in extra time. The Sudanese were the ones to kick things off...

CHAN 2024: Morocco beat reigning champions Senegal to reach final

CHAN 2024: Morocco beat reigning champions Senegal to reach final

Morocco reached their third consecutive African Nations Championship final following their 5-3 penalty shootout win over reigning champions Senegal after a 1-1 draw in Tuesday's semi-final in Kampala, Afrosport reports. The Atlas Lions got the better of co-hosts Tanzania with a 1-0 in the quarter-finals while the Teranga Lions got past co-hosts Uganda by the same 1-0 scoreline. Layousse Samb put the Teranga Lions ahead after...

CHAN 2024: 10-man Madagascar reach maiden final with extra time win over Sudan

CHAN 2024: 10-man Madagascar reach maiden final with extra time win over Sudan

Madagascar reached their first-ever final at the African Nations Championship (CHAN) after their 1-0 extra-time win over Sudan with 10 men in Tuesday’s semi-final of the 2024 edition in Dar es Salaam, Afrosport reports. The Barea made it back-to-back semi-final appearances after their penalty shootout win over co-hosts Kenya in the quarter-finals. They were bronze medal winners at the 2022 CHAN tournament in Algeria and were...

CHAN 2024: Senegal, Sudan progress into semi-finals

CHAN 2024: Senegal, Sudan progress into semi-finals

Current African Nations Championship holders, Senegal, and also Sudan, progressed into the semi-finals of the 2024 edition after respective victories over co-hosts Uganda (1-0) and Algeria ( 4-3 via penalties after a 1-1 draw) on Saturday, Afrosport reports. The Teranga Lions finished second in Group D, tied on five points with Sudan. The Ugandans, meanwhile, finished top of Group C ahead of Algeria, South Africa, Guinea...