The second round of qualifiers for the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN) continues, with teams vying for a place in the tournament’s final phase set to be held in Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya from February 1 to 28, 2024.
Here is the schedule for the second-leg matches, with all times listed in GMT:
Wednesday, December 25, 2024
- 2:00 p.m.: Sudan vs. Ethiopia
Friday, December 27, 2024
- 4:00 p.m.: Niger vs. Togo
Saturday, December 28, 2024
- 4:00 p.m.: Burkina Faso vs. Ivory Coast
- 4:00 p.m.: Cameroon vs. Central African Republic
- 4:00 p.m.: Guinea-Bissau vs. Guinea
- 4:00 p.m.: Nigeria vs. Ghana
- 4:00 p.m.: Rwanda vs. South Sudan
- 4:30 p.m.: Angola vs. Lesotho
- 5:00 p.m.: Senegal vs. Liberia
Sunday, December 29, 2024
- 12:00 p.m.: Madagascar vs. Eswatini
- 2:00 p.m.: Congo vs. Equatorial Guinea
- 3:00 p.m.: Uganda vs. Burundi
- 4:00 p.m.: DR Congo vs. Chad
- 4:00 p.m.: Mali vs. Mauritania
First-Leg Results
The opening-leg fixtures have produced a mix of commanding victories and tightly contested encounters:
- Lesotho 0–2 Angola
- Equatorial Guinea 0–0 Congo
- Chad 1–1 DR Congo
- Mozambique 0–3 Zambia
- Eswatini 0–2 Madagascar
- South Sudan 3–2 Rwanda
- Central African Republic 0–1 Cameroon
- Ethiopia 0–2 Sudan
- Ghana 0–0 Nigeria
- Ivory Coast 2–0 Burkina Faso
- Liberia 1–1 Senegal
- Togo 1–1 Niger
- Mauritania 1–0 Mali
- Burundi vs. Uganda (scheduled for Thursday, December 26, 2024)
Teams that secured strong results in the first leg, such as Angola, Zambia, Madagascar, and Ivory Coast, are well-positioned to advance.
Meanwhile, others face closely poised ties that promise intense second-leg clashes.
The CHAN tournament, which highlights players competing in their home leagues, remains a vital stage for showcasing African football talent.
As the qualifiers unfold, the stakes continue to rise for the participating teams.
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