2018 African Nations Championship
| 2018 CHAN | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |
 Kenya |
| Dates | 11 January – 2 February 2018 |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 3 host cities) |
The 2018 African Nations Championship will be the 5th edition of the African Nations Championship, a biennial football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) exclusively featuring players from the respective national championships. It will be hosted by Kenya, and is scheduled to take place between 11 January and 2 February 2018.[1]
Unlike the African Cup of Nations, the competing national teams must be composed of players playing in their domestic league. For example, a Kenyan player is only eligible to play for the Kenya national team if he is playing for a Kenyan club.[2]
DR Congo will be the defending champions.
Qualification
The qualifying rounds will take place from April to August 2017.[3]
Qualified teams
| Team | Zone | Appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBD | Northern Zone | ||
| TBD | |||
| TBD | Zone West A | ||
| TBD | |||
| TBD | Zone West B | ||
| TBD | |||
| TBD | |||
| TBD | Central Zone | ||
| TBD | |||
| TBD | |||
| Kenya (hosts) | Central-East Zone | 1st | Debut |
| TBD | |||
| TBD | |||
| TBD | Southern Zone | ||
| TBD | |||
| TBD |
- 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
Venues
Football Kenya Federation planned to use four stadiums as competition venues.[4] However, only Nyayo National Stadium and Kasarani Stadium are considered to meet hosting requirements after CAF inspection.[5]
| Nairobi | Kasarani | |
|---|---|---|
| Nyayo National Stadium | Kasarani Stadium | |
| Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 60,000 | |
| Mombasa | Kisumu | |
| Mombasa Municipal Stadium | Moi Stadium | |
| Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 5,000 | |
References
- ↑ "Kenya to Host 2018 Africa Nations Cup". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ↑ "Kenya to host 2018 African Nations Championship". www.nation.co.ke. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ↑ "CAF Flash Magazine: Final 2016 Orange Confederation Cup" (PDF). CAF.
- ↑ Jacob Gachanja (17 May 2016). "FKF reveals stadia plans ahead of CHAN 2018". futaa.com. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ↑ "Kenya 'Loses' Rights to Host 2018 CHAN Due To Shoddy Stadiums". Nairobi Wire. Retrieved 29 August 2016.