2022 African Nations Championship
The 2022 African Nations Championship, known as the 2022 CHAN for short and the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship for sponsorship purposes, was the 7th edition of the biennial association football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), featuring national teams consisting of players currently playing in their respective local leagues. It was held in Algeria from 13 January to 4 February 2023.
| بطولة أمم إفريقيا للمحليين 2022 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Algeria |
| Dates | 13 January – 4 February 2023 |
| Teams | 17 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Senegal (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Algeria |
| Third place | Madagascar |
| Fourth place | Niger |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 29 |
| Goals scored | 55 (1.9 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
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| Best player(s) | Houssem Eddine Mrezigue |
| Best goalkeeper | Pape Mamadou Sy |
| Fair play award | Senegal |
Originally scheduled from 10 July to 1 August 2022, CAF rescheduled the tournament to January 2023 following an announcement at an executive committee meeting held on 10 September 2020 via video conferencing, citing the postponement of the 2020 edition to 2021 and the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa as well as the already-scheduled 2022 FIFA World Cup in November – December 2022.
Eighteen teams were supposed to be contesting in this edition, which would have been an increase of 2 teams from the previous edition in 2020; but defending champions Morocco were unable to defend their title due to political tensions with Algerian authorities which began with Algeria's unilaterally decision in 2021 to close its airspace to Moroccan flights, including and especially its official carrier Royal Air Maroc.
Senegal won their first title, following on from their inaugural Africa Cup of Nations title win a year earlier, 5–4 on penalties against host nation Algeria in the final.