The draw for the CHAN 2014 (African Nations Championship) took place in Cairo at the CAF headquarters. The groups for the tournament are as follows:
- Group A: South Africa, Mozambique, Nigeria, Mali
- Group B: Zimbabwe, Uganda, Burkina Faso, Morocco
- Group C: Ghana, Congo, Libya, Ethiopia
- Group D: DR Congo, Mauritania, Burundi, Gabon
The tournament is scheduled to take place from January 11 to February 1, 2014, in three South African cities: Cape Town (Groups A and B), Mangaung (Group C), and Polokwane (Group D). The defending champion, Tunisia, is not participating in the tournament.