The draw for the 2022 African Nations Championship (CHAN) set to take place in Algeria in January 2023 was on Thursday conducted in Cairo, Egypt with participating teams knowing who they will face in their path to making it to the continental tournament which brings together players who compete in their respective domestic leagues.The draw conducted today followed the news where CAF had revealed that, for the first time in history, the upcoming edition of the tournament will witness the number of participating teams increase from 16 to 18.🚨 𝐖𝐄 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄 🚨Tune into the #TotalEnergiesCHANQ2022 draw 𝐍𝐎𝐖! 👇— CAF (@CAF_Online) May 26, 2022 Due to the indefinite suspension imposed in the country, Kenya was not included in the draw in yet another tournament after even failing to engage while Zimbabwe, who also suffer the same fate as Kenya, were included in the draw, though given instructions to have their suspension lifted two weeks before matchday 1.Here is the Full Draw Path.Qualifying DrawNorthern Zone (2 teams to qualify + HOST)Engaged Teams: Libya & MoroccoLibya and Morocco are automatically qualified to the final tournament since only two teams are engaged in the qualifiers where two slots are available. Algeria are not involved in the qualifiers since they qualify automatically due to being hosts.Western Zone A (3 teams to qualify)Engaged Teams (9): All MAs engaged.Level I – Guinea, Mali, MauritaniaLevel II – Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Cap Verde, Liberia, Gambia & Sierra Leone1st Round (First leg – 22, 23, 24 July 2022) (Second leg – 29, 30, 31 July)Match 1&2 – Liberia vs SenegalMatch 3&4 –Sierra Leonne vs Cape VerdeMatch 5&6 – Gambia vs Guinea BissauＭＥＭＯＲＩＥＳ 😍Reminiscing the best moments from the 2020 #TotalEnergiesCHAN before next season’s qualification draw (set to be held in Algeria!) 👇 pic.twitter.com/v9OCdGzzrJ— CAF (@CAF_Online) May 26, 2022 2nd Round (First leg – 26, 27, 28 August 2022) (Second leg 2, 3, 4 August)Winner 1&2 vs GuineaWinner 3&4 vs MaliWinner 5&6 vs MauritaniaWestern Zone B (3 teams to qualify)Engaged Teams (7): All MAs engaged.Level I – Nigeria, Burkina Faso & NigerLevel II – Côte d’Ivoire & TogoLevel III – Ghana & Benin1st RoundGhana vs Benin2nd Round Cote d’Ivoire vs Burkina FasoTogo vs NigerNigeria vs Winner Ghana/Benin“The CHAN draws have been conducted in Cairo, Zambia will start the qualifiers away to Mozambique in the first round,” FAZ Media. pic.twitter.com/AnG3F2zQDk— Gee💥 (@MsChipasula) May 26, 2022 Central Zone (3 teams to qualify)Engaged Teams (6 teams): Sao tome are suspended & Gabon did not engage.Level I – Cameroon, DR Congo & CongoLevel II – Equatorial Guinea, Central Africa, & ChadFixturesCentral Africa vs CongoEquitorial Guinea vs CameroonChad vs DR CongoAye! Aye! Captain Brenda Angeshi sailing into dizzying depthsCentral East Zone (3 teams to qualify)Engaged Teams (9): Eritrea & Kenya did not engage.Level I – Rwanda, Uganda, SudanLevel II – Tanzania, Ethiopia, Burundi, South Sudan, Somalia & Djibouti.1st RoundEthiopia vs South Sudan – Match 1&2Somalia vs Tanzania – Match 3&4Burundi vs Djibouti – Match 5&62nd RoundWinner 1&2 vs RwandaWinner 3&4 vs UgandaWinner 5&6 vs SudanSouthern Zone (3 teams to qualify)Engaged Teams (13): Lesotho did not engageLevel I – Zambia, Angola, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Eswatini, South AfricaLevel II –Mozambique, Comoros, Mauritius, Botswana, Seychelles, MalawiAkumu’s Kaizer Chiefs confirm appointment of new coach1st RoundMauritius vs Angola – Match 1&2Comoros vs South Africa – Match 3&4Botswana vs Eswatini – Match 5&6Seychelles vs Madagascar – Match 7&8Malawi vs Zimbabwe – Match 9&10Mozambique vs Zambia – Match 11&122nd RoundWinner 1, 2 vs Winner 3, 4Winner 5, 6 vs Winner 7, 8Winner 9, 10 vs Winner 11, 12
