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·1 August 2025
African Nations Championship (CHAN): A look back at the 2022 edition

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·1 August 2025
A look back at the 2022 CHAN edition
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The 7th edition of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) took place in Algeria, featuring 17 participating nations.
In addition to Algeria (the host country), 16 other teams competed in the tournament, namely Algeria, Mali, Cameroon, DR Congo, Congo, Libya, Uganda, Angola, Sudan, Niger, Ivory Coast, Mauritania, Ethiopia, Senegal, Ghana, Mozambique, and Madagascar.
Senegal pulls off a sensation
The Lions clinched the 8th edition of CHAN thanks to their victory in the final against Algeria, winning 5-4 in a penalty shootout after a goalless draw in regular time.
In the quarterfinals and semifinals, Senegal edged past Mauritania and Madagascar respectively, each time by the narrowest of margins.
During the group stage, they notched up two wins—beating Ivory Coast 1-0 and DR Congo 3-0—while suffering a single defeat to Uganda, 1-0.
5 goals
Aymen Mahious (Algeria)
3 goals
Koloina Razafindranaivo (Madagascar)
2 goals
Papa Diallo (Senegal)
Depú (Angola)
Anis Saltou (Libya)
Tsiry Randriatsiferana (Madagascar)