2009 African Nations Championship

Championnat d'Afrique des nations de football 2009 African Nations Championship Côte d'Ivoire 2009
Tournament details
Host country	Ivory Coast
Dates	22 February – 8 March
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	DR Congo (1st title)
Runners-up	Ghana
Third place	Zambia
Fourth place	Senegal
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	30 (1.88 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Given Singuluma (5 goals)
Best player(s)	Tresor Mputu
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The 2009 African Nations Championship, also known as CHAN 2009 for short, was the inaugural edition of the biennial association football tournament organized by CAF featuring national teams consisting of players playing in their respective local leagues. It was held in Ivory Coast from 22 February to 8 March 2009.

Thirty countries attempted to qualify for the tournament, with a total of 8 teams qualifying for this inaugural edition, including hosts Ivory Coast.

Each squad consisted of a total of 28 players.^[1]

Ivory Coast	Host country
Libya	CAF Zone 1 – Northern Zone
Senegal	CAF Zone 2 – Western Zone A
Ghana	CAF Zone 3 – Western Zone B
DR Congo	CAF Zone 4 – Central Zone
Tanzania	CAF Zone 5 – Central Eastern Zone
Zambia	CAF Zone 6 – Southern Zone
Zimbabwe	CAF Zone 6 – Southern Zone

The draw for the group stage was held in Abidjan on Friday 26 December 2008.^[2]

Where two or more teams end the group stage with the same number of points, their ranking is determined by the following criteria:^[3]

1. points earned in the matches between the teams concerned;
2. goal difference in the matches between the teams concerned;
3. number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
4. number of away goals scored in the matches between the teams concerned;
5. goal difference in all group matches;
6. number of goals scored in all group matches;
7. Yellow and red cards
8. drawing of lots by the organizing committee.

All times given as local time (UTC+00:00)

Key to colors in group tables
	Teams that advanced to the semi-finals

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Zambia	3	1	2	0	4	1	+3	5
Senegal	3	1	2	0	1	0	+1	5
Tanzania	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
Ivory Coast	3	0	1	2	0	4	−4	1

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Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Ghana	3	1	2	0	6	3	+3	5
DR Congo	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1	4
Zimbabwe	3	0	3	0	3	3	0	3
Libya	3	0	2	1	1	3	−2	2

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NB: Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac was sent to the stands in the 82nd minute for unsporting behaviour.

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	Semi-finals				Final
	4 March – Bouaké
	Ghana (pen.)	1 (7)
					8 March – Abidjan
	Senegal	1 (6)
					Ghana	0
	4 March – Abidjan
					DR Congo	2
	Zambia	1
	DR Congo	2
					Third place
					7 March – Abidjan
					Senegal	1
					Zambia	2

2009 African Nations Championship champions
DR Congo First title

• 2009 CHAN Homepage
• Fixtures and Results of CHAN qualifications on CAFOnline.com