Host country Kenya | Venue(s) 4 (in 4 host cities) | |
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Dates 11 January – 2 February 2018 Teams 16 (from 1 confederation) | ||
The 2018 African Nations Championship, known as the Total African Nations Championship, Kenya 2018 (also referred to as CHAN 2018) will be the 5th edition of the African Nations Championship, a biennial football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) exclusively featuring players from the respective national championships. It will be hosted by Kenya, and is scheduled to take place between 11 January and 2 February 2018.
Contents
Unlike the African Cup of Nations, the competing national teams must be composed of players playing in their domestic league. For example, a Kenyan player is only eligible to play for the Kenya national team if he is playing for a Kenyan club.
DR Congo will be the defending champions.
Qualification
The qualifying rounds will take place from April to August 2017.
Qualified teams
The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.
Venues
Football Kenya Federation planned to use four stadiums as competition venues. However, only Nyayo National Stadium and Kasarani Stadium are considered to meet hosting requirements after CAF inspection.
Squads
Each squad can contain a maximum of 23 players.