Rabat — Morocco will find out their opponents at the 2025 TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) today at 6 p.m. Moroccan time.
The draw will take place at the Kenyatta International Convention Center in Nairobi, Kenya, and will be broadcast live on Arriyadia and CAF YouTube channel.
The tournament was scheduled to run from February 1 to 28. However, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced yesterday that it will put off the competition until August 2025.
In a statement published on X/Twitter, CAF said that “experts in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania have advised CAF that more time is needed to ensure that the infrastructure and facilities are at the levels necessary for hosting 2024 CHAN.”
Seventeen teams are in the mix for the tournament. Host nations Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania lead the lineup. They are joined by Morocco, Guinea, Senegal, Mauritania, Niger, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Central African, Republic Congo, DR Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Sudan, Rwanda, Zambia, Angola, and Madagascar.
The CHAN is organized every two years. It differs from the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) as only players from the domestic league can join. Foreign-based players cannot participate and the format of the competition is similar to the AFCON’s.
CAF created this competition to promote local talents in Africa and give them a chance to show their skills to scouts and bigger clubs. Côte d’Ivoire hosted the first CHAN tournament in 2009.
Teams play in qualifiers to reach the finals, where 16 teams compete in four groups of four. Then the top two teams of each group play in the knockouts for the trophy.
Morocco won the title twice in 2018 and 2020.
Senegal, who won the 2023 CHAN after defeating Algeria, the host nation, will be looking to defend their title.
CHAN plays a big role in African football. It allows local players to shine and build their careers.
