title: 2009 African Nations Championship
text: # 2009 African Nations Championship
  
  The 2009 African Nations Championship, also known as CHAN 2009 for short, was the inaugural edition of the biennial association football tournament organized by CAF featuring national teams consisting of players playing in their respective local leagues. It was held in Ivory Coast from 22 February to 8 March 2009.
  
  ## Qualification
  
  Thirty countries attempted to qualify for the tournament, with a total of 8 teams qualifying for this inaugural edition, including hosts Ivory Coast.
  
  ## Squads
  
  Each squad consisted of a total of 28 players.
  
  ## Qualified teams
  
  | Ivory Coast | Host country |
  | - | - |
  | Libya | CAF Zone 1 – Northern Zone |
  | Senegal | CAF Zone 2 – Western Zone A |
  | Ghana | CAF Zone 3 – Western Zone B |
  | DR Congo | CAF Zone 4 – Central Zone |
  | Tanzania | CAF Zone 5 – Central Eastern Zone |
  | Zambia | CAF Zone 6 – Southern Zone |
  | Zimbabwe | CAF Zone 6 – Southern Zone |
  
  ## Draw
  
  The draw for the group stage was held in Abidjan on Friday 26 December 2008.
  
  ## Venues
  
  | Abidjan | AbidjanBouakéclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2009 African Championship of Nations venues | Bouaké |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny | AbidjanBouakéclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2009 African Championship of Nations venues | Stade Bouaké |
  | Capacity: 40,000 | AbidjanBouakéclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2009 African Championship of Nations venues | Capacity: 35,000 |
  
  ## Group stage
  
  ### Tie-breaking criteria
  
  Where two or more teams end the group stage with the same number of points, their ranking is determined by the following criteria:
  
  * points earned in the matches between the teams concerned;
  * goal difference in the matches between the teams concerned;
  * number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  * number of away goals scored in the matches between the teams concerned;
  * goal difference in all group matches;
  * number of goals scored in all group matches;
  * Yellow and red cards
  * drawing of lots by the organizing committee.
  
  All times given as local time (UTC+00:00)
  
  Key to colors in group tables :
  
  * Teams that advanced to the semi-finals
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Zambia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 |
  | Senegal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5 |
  | Tanzania | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
  | Ivory Coast | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 |
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ghana | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 |
  | DR Congo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 |
  | Zimbabwe | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
  | Libya | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
  
  NB: Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac was sent to the stands in the 82nd minute for unsporting behaviour.
  
  ## Knockout phase
  
  | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 March – Bouaké | 4 March – Bouaké |
  | Ghana (pen.) | 1 (7) |
  | Ghana (pen.) | 1 (7) | 8 March – Abidjan | 8 March – Abidjan |
  | Senegal | 1 (6) | 8 March – Abidjan | 8 March – Abidjan |
  | Senegal | 1 (6) | Ghana | 0 |
  | 4 March – Abidjan | 4 March – Abidjan | | Ghana | 0 |
  | 4 March – Abidjan | 4 March – Abidjan | DR Congo | 2 |
  | Zambia | 1 | DR Congo | 2 |
  | DR Congo | 2 | | |
  | DR Congo | 2 | Third place | Third place |
  | | | 7 March – Abidjan | 7 March – Abidjan |
  | | | Senegal | 1 |
  | | | Zambia | 2 |
  
  ### Final
  
  * 2009 African Nations Championship champions
  * DR Congo First title
  