2016 African Nations Championship

The 2016 African Nations Championship (also referred to as CHAN 2016) was the 4th edition of the African Nations Championship, the biennial international football championship organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for the men's national teams of Africa featuring exclusively players from their respective national leagues. The tournament was held in Rwanda between 16 January and 7 February 2016. A total of 16 teams played in the tournament.

This edition is the first time that all group runners-up made it into the semi-finals.

Qualification

Rwanda qualified automatically as hosts, while the remaining 15 spots were determined by the qualifying rounds, which took place from June to October 2015.

Qualified teams

The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament. Defending champions Libya failed to qualify.

Venues

Four stadiums were approved by the CAF.

Squads

Each squad could contain a maximum of 23 players. Only national team players who were playing in their country's own domestic league were eligible to compete in the tournament. For example, a Rwandan player was only eligible to play for the Rwanda national team if he was playing for a Rwandan club.

Draw

The draw for the final tournament of the competition took place on 15 November 2015 (brought forward from 18 November), 18:30 CAT (UTC+2), in Kigali, Rwanda. The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four.

The teams were seeded based on their results in the three most recent final tournaments: 2009 (multiplied by 1), 2011 (multiplied by 2), and 2014 (multiplied by 3):
*7 points for winner
*5 points for runner-up
*3 points for semi-finalists
*2 points for quarter-finalists
*1 point for group stage

Based on the formula above, the four pots were allocated as follows:

Group stage

The top two teams of each group advanced to the quarter-finals.

;Tiebreakers
The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order:
#Number of points obtained in games between the teams concerned;
#Goal difference in games between the teams concerned;
#Goals scored in games between the teams concerned;
#If, after applying criteria 1 to 3 to several teams, two teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the two teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 7 apply;
#Goal difference in all games;
#Goals scored in all games;
#Drawing of lots.

All times were local, CAT (UTC+2).

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of normal playing time, extra time would be played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by kicks from the penalty mark to determine the winner, except for the third place match where no extra time would be played.

Bracket

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Third place play-off

Final

Goalscorers

Below is the list of goalscorers.

;4 goals

* Elia Meschak
* Chisom Chikatara
* Ahmed Akaïchi

;3 goals

* Jonathan Bolingi
* Ernest Sugira

;2 goals

* Ary Papel
* Yazid Atouba
* Alsény Camara Agogo
* Ibrahima Sory Sankhon
* Koffi Boua
* Abdelghani Mouaoui
* Saad Bguir

;1 goal

* Gelson
* Moumi Ngamaleu
* Samuel Nlend
* Merveille Bokadi
* Botuli Bompunga
* Doxa Gikanji
* Guy Lusadisu
* Héritier Luvumbu
* Jean-Marc Makusu Mundele
* Nelson Munganga
* Seyoum Tesfaye
* Aaron Boupendza
* Franck Obambou
* Kilé Bangoura
* Aboubacar Leo Camara
* Aboubacar Iyanga Sylla
* Essis Aka
* Djobo Atcho
* Gbagnon Badie
* Treika Blé
* Guiza Djédjé
* Serge N'Guessan
* Yannick Zakri
* Yves Bissouma
* Abdoulaye Diarra
* Aliou Dieng
* Sékou Koïta
* Hamidou Sinayoko
* Moussa Sissoko
* Mohamed Aziz
* Abdeladim Khadrouf
* Victorien Adebayor
* Adamou Moussa
* Mossi Issa Moussa
* Osas Okoro
* Emery Bayisenge
* Hegman Ngomirakiza
* Mohamed Ben Amor
* Hichem Essifi
* Mohamed Ali Moncer
* Farouk Miya
* Joseph Ochaya
* Geofrey Serunkuma
* Isaac Chansa
* Christopher Katongo
* William Manondo

;1 own goal

* Joël Kimwaki (against Angola)
* Mohamed Youla (against Ivory Coast)

Awards

Below is the list of awards.
*Best Player: Elia Meschak (DR Congo)
*Top scorer: Elia Meschak (DR Congo): 4 goals and two assist
*Goal of the Tournament: Serge N'Guessan (Côte d’Ivoire) against Cameroon
*Fair Play Trophy: DR Congo
*Best XI
**Goalkeeper: Ley Matampi (DR Congo)
**Defenders: Abdoul Karim Danté (Mali), Joël Kimwaki (DR Congo), Cheick Ibrahim Comara (Côte d’Ivoire), Mohamed Youla (Guinea)
**Midfielders: Ibrahima Sory Sankhon (Guinea), Mechack Elia (DR Congo), N’Guessan Serge (Côte d’Ivoire), Hamidou Sinayoko (Mali)
**Forwards: Jonathan Bolingi (DR Congo), Sekou Koïta (Mali)
**Substitutes: Badra Ali Sangaré (Côte d’Ivoire), Djigui Diarra (Mali), Lomalisa Mutambala (DR Congo), Heritier Luvumbu (DR Congo), Daouda Camara (Guinea), Aka Essis (Côte d’Ivoire), Ernest Sugira (Rwanda), Ahmed Akaïchi (Tunisia), Elvis Chisom Chikataba (Nigeria), Christopher Katongo (Zambia)

Final ranking

Below is the final ranking.
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References

External links

Orange African Nations Championship, Rwanda 2016
CAFonline.com

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