2016 African Nations Championship

2016 African Nations Championship
  • 2016 Orange African Nations Championship
  • Championnat d'Afrique des nations de football 2016
  • 2016 CHAN / CHAN 2016
Tournament details
Host countryRwanda
Dates16 January – 7 February
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)4 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions DR Congo (2nd title)
Runners-up Mali
Third place Ivory Coast
Fourth place Guinea
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored80 (2.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)
Best player(s)Democratic Republic of the Congo Elia Meschak
Best goalkeeperDemocratic Republic of the Congo Ley Matampi
Fair play award DR Congo
2014
2018
  Champion
  Runner-up
  Third place
  Fourth place
  Quarter-finals
  Group stage

The 2016 African Nations Championship, also known for short as the 2016 CHAN and for sponsorship purposes as the Orange African Nations Championship, was the 4th edition of the biennial African association football tournament organized by CAF featuring national teams consisting of players playing in their respective national leagues. It was held in Rwanda from 16 January to 7 February 2016.[1]

The defending champions Libya failed to qualify for this edition. It was the first edition which featured the semi-final stage consisting of the runners-up from all 4 groups and the last to be sponsored by Orange as French energy and petroleum giant Total was set to take over from the following edition onward.[2]

  1. ^ Komugisha, Usher (17 February 2015). "CAF sets dates for CHAN 2016". SuperSport. Archived from the original on 8 April 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Total to sponsor CAF competitions for the next eight years". Africanews. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2018.