Uganda will have to put their best foot forward at the upcoming 2022 African Nations Championship (CHAN) set to be held in Algeria in 2023 after they were drawn against Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire and two-time champions Democratic Republic of Congo.This is after all the eighteen teams that have qualified for the seventh edition of the tournament slated to take place from 13 January to 4 February 2023 found out their respective groups and opponents in the draw conducted at Opera House in Algiers, Algeria on Saturday night.Uganda Cranes at CHAN 2023 in Algeria#TotalEnergiesCHAN2022 pic.twitter.com/myV5iwRoU3— Uganda Cranes (@UgandaCranes) October 1, 2022 The Uganda Cranes, who remain to be the only side to have qualified for every edition of the tournament since 2011, landed in Group B and will have their work cut out if they are to make it out of the group stages which they have never achieved.Senegal are back to the competition after an eleven-year wait while Ivory Coast are on for a fifth appearance. Group B matches will be played in the city of Annaba.Draw done ✅ Here’s how The #TotalEnergiesCHAN2022 groups are looking like! 👇 pic.twitter.com/yY3wyYeNrj— CAF (@CAF_Online) October 1, 2022 Group A will see hosts Algeria take on Mozambique, Ethiopia and 2014 champions Libya. Both Algeria and Mozambique are making their second appearances after maiden bows in 2011 and 2014 respectively. Group A games will be played in Algiers.Title holders Morocco, who have won the last two editions of the championship, have been pooled against Ghana, 2009 runners-up, debutants Madagascar and Sudan. Their matches will be played in Constantine.Ray Omondi: Former AFC Leopards forward breaking the glass ceiling in coachingMali, runners-up in their last two appearances at the tournament, will be hoping to find the missing piece when they face Mauritania and Angola in Group D.Group E will see Niger face off against Congo and Cameroon. Both pool D and E matches will be played in Oran.##NAJAVA_MECA_6686227##The 2022 edition will be the first time the competition will see eighteen teams taking part in the tournament following CAF’s decision to increase the number of participating teams in the tournament.From eight participants during the first edition in 2009, it moved directly to 16 at second edition held in Sudan in 2011 and now to 18.The CHAN competition features players currently plying their trade in domestic competitions only. Winners and runners-up in groups A, B and C and winners in groups D and E qualify for the quarter-finalsBaron Oketch: Tanzanian League not better than the KPLGroupsGroup A – Algeria, Mozambique, Ethiopia, LibyaGroup B – Uganda, Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire, DR CongoGroup C – Morocco, Ghana, Madagascar, SudanGroup D – Mauritania, Angola, MaliGroup E – Niger, Congo, Cameroon
