2018 African Nations Championship

2018 African Nations Championship
  • 2018 CHAN
  • 2018 بطولة امم افريقيا
Tournament details
Host countryMorocco
Dates13 January – 4 February
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Morocco (1st title)
Runners-up Nigeria
Third place Sudan
Fourth place Libya
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored58 (1.81 per match)
Top scorer(s) Ayoub El Kaabi (9 goals)
Best player(s) Ayoub El Kaabi
Fair play award Morocco
2016
2020

The 2018 African Nations Championship, known as the 2018 CHAN for short and for sponsorship purposes as the Total African Nations Championship, was the 5th edition of the biennial association football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) featuring players from their respective national leagues. Originally supposed to be hosted in Kenya,[1][2] it was instead hosted by Morocco from 13 January to 4 February 2018.

The 2016 finalists, DR Congo and Mali, failed to qualify for this edition following their qualification losses, Mali losing 3–2 to Mauritania on aggregate and DR Congo losing to the neighbouring Congo via the away goals rule. Hosts Morocco defeated Nigeria 4–0 in the final to win their first title which made Morocco the first team to win the tournament on home soil.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ Njuguna, William; Musau, Nzau. "Kenya to Host 2018 Africa Nations Cup". Daily Star Kenya. allAfrica. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  2. ^ "From Rwanda to Kenya". CAFOnline.com. 9 February 2016. Archived from the original on 15 March 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  3. ^ Cavell, Nick (4 February 2018). "CHAN 2018: Morocco beat Nigeria 4-0 in final to lift trophy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Hosts Morocco win CHAN 2018, whipping Nigeria by four goals". africanews. 4 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  5. ^ Clark, Gill (4 February 2018). "Morocco Cruise to 4-0 Win over Nigeria to Win 2018 CHAN Final". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 23 January 2023.

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