| Tourney Name: | African Nations Championship |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Size: | 180px |
| Country: | Ivory Coast |
| Dates: | 22 February – 8 March |
| Num Teams: | 8 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Venues: | 2 |
| Cities: | 2 |
| Count: | 1 |
| Matches: | 16 |
| Goals: | 30 |
| Top Scorer: |  Given Singuluma (5 goals) |
| Player: |  Tresor Mputu |
| Nextseason: | 2011 |
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.
See main article: 2009 African Nations Championship qualification. Thirty countries attempted to qualify for the tournament, with a total of 8 teams qualifying for this inaugural edition, including hosts Ivory Coast.
See main article: 2009 African Nations Championship squads. Each squad consisted of a total of 28 players.[1]
| Host country | ||
| CAF Zone 1 – Northern Zone | ||
| CAF Zone 2 – Western Zone A | ||
| CAF Zone 3 – Western Zone B | ||
| CAF Zone 4 – Central Zone | ||
| CAF Zone 5 – Central Eastern Zone | ||
| CAF Zone 6 – Southern Zone | ||
| CAF Zone 6 – Southern Zone |
The draw for the group stage was held in Abidjan on Friday 26 December 2008.[2]
| Abidjan | Bouaké | |
|---|---|---|
| Stade Bouaké | ||
| Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 35,000 | |
Where two or more teams end the group stage with the same number of points, their ranking is determined by the following criteria:[3]
All times given as local time
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 |
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 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.--------
See main article: 2009 African Nations Championship Final.