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African Nations Championship (CHAN): A look back at the 2018 edition

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A look back at the 2018 CHAN edition

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The 5th edition of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) was hosted by Morocco.

The tournament featured 16 nations: Morocco, Angola, Ivory Coast, Libya, Cameroon, Guinea, Nigeria, Zambia, Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Sudan, Burkina Faso, Equatorial Guinea, Mauritania, and Namibia.

Morocco's show of strength

The Atlas Lions dominated their rivals from start to finish. They topped their group with 7 points, thanks to two victories over Mauritania (4-0) and Guinea (3-1), and a draw against Sudan (0-0).

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In the quarter-finals, they defeated Namibia (2-0), then advanced past Libya in the semi-finals (3-1 after extra time) before routing Nigeria 4-0 in the final.

Top scorers ranking

9 goals

Ayoub El Kaabi (Morocco)

3 goals

Saleh Al Taher (Libya)

Augustine Mulenga (Zambia)

2 goals

Walid El Karti (Morocco)

Zakaria Hadraf (Morocco)

Junior Makiesse (Congo)

Gabriel Okechukwu (Nigeria)

Anthony Okpotu (Nigeria)

Walaa Eldin Musa (Sudan)

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