The 2018 African Nations Championship a biennial football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football(CAF) exclusively featuring players from the respective national championship
This year tournament in Morocco will be the 5th edition
Kenya was announced as the host nation but in September 2017, CAF decided to change the host nation due to a lack of progress with preparations.
Morocco was announced as the host nation in October 2017
The Confederation of African Football (Caf) introduced the tournament in 2009 when Ivory Coast hosted an eight-team finals that was won by DR Congo.
In 2011, the tournament - hosted by Sudan - expanded to 16 teams with Tunisia emerging as winners before Libya lifted the trophy in South Africa in 2014 and DR Congo won again in 2016, when Rwanda staged the finals.
Defending Champion
DR Congo are the defending champions but failed to qualify for the first time ever after losing to Congo
Participating Teams -16
16 teams qualified for the final tournament
Group StageThis year tournament in Morocco will be the 5th edition
Kenya was announced as the host nation but in September 2017, CAF decided to change the host nation due to a lack of progress with preparations.
Morocco was announced as the host nation in October 2017
The Confederation of African Football (Caf) introduced the tournament in 2009 when Ivory Coast hosted an eight-team finals that was won by DR Congo.
In 2011, the tournament - hosted by Sudan - expanded to 16 teams with Tunisia emerging as winners before Libya lifted the trophy in South Africa in 2014 and DR Congo won again in 2016, when Rwanda staged the finals.
Defending Champion
DR Congo are the defending champions but failed to qualify for the first time ever after losing to Congo
Participating Teams -16
16 teams qualified for the final tournament
- Central Zone - Cameroon,Congo and Equatorial Guinea
- Central East Zone - Rwanda,Sudan and Uganda
- North Zone - Libya and Morocco(Host)
- South Zone - Angola,Namibia and Zambia
- West A Zone - Guinea and Mauritania
- West B Zone - Burkina Faso,Ivory Coast and Nigeria
Group A
- Morocco
- Guinea
- Sudan
- Mauritania
- Ivory Coast
- Zambia
- Uganda
- Namibia
- Libya
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Equatorial Guinea
- Angola
- Cameroon
- Congo
- Burkina Faso
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