The TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) that will be co-hosted by Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania will witness some exciting encounters.
Matches for the tournament pushed to August 2025 have been known following the draw staged in Nairobi, Kenya on Wednesday, 15 January.
The glittering ceremony was held at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) with the 19 teams drawn into four groups.
The draw was conducted with the assistance of three East African football legends, Uganda’s Hassan Wasswa, Mrisho Ngasa of Tanzania and Kenya’s McDonald Mariga, who added even more star quality to the night.
Which teams will Kenya face in CHAN?
Kenya were the seeds as hosts in Group A and have been drawn with two-time winners Morocco and DR Congo, as well as Angola and Zambia.
The pool is packed with past champions and quality teams.
Meanwhile, Tanzania were the seeds as hosts in Group B and will take on Madagascar, Mauritania, Burkina Faso and Central African Republic in their pool.
Uganda were the seeds as hosts in Group C and meet Niger, Guinea, Qualifier 1 and Qualifier 2, making this pool something of an unknown quantity.
Defending champions Senegal are the top seeds in Group D, which is a four-team pool, and will face Congo, Sudan and Nigeria.
Two teams must still book their places at the finals, with Algeria, Comoros, Gambia, Malawi, Egypt, South Africa and Gabon to take part in a qualification campaign to fill the slots in the draw for Qualifier 1 and Qualifier 2.
CHAN past winners
The TotalEnergies CHAN has had seven previous editions and will be played in East Africa for the first time since Rwanda were hosts in 2016.
Morocco and Democratic Republic of Congo have each lifted the trophy twice before, along with Tunisia, Libya and defending champions Senegal.
The tournament features only players who ply their trade in their domestic leagues and is a platform to showcase the quality of homegrown talent. It is a concept unique to Africa.
TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship Groups
- GROUP A:
Kenya, Morocco, Angola, DR Congo, Zambia
- GROUP B:
Tanzania, Madagascar, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic
- GROUP C:
Uganda, Niger, Guinea, Qualifier 1, Qualifier 2
- GROUP D:
Senegal, Congo, Sudan, Nigeria
