The curtain fell on the 2024 African Nations Championship (Chan) on Saturday with Morocco claiming their third title after defeating first-time finalists Madagascar 3-2 in a thrilling final that was played at the Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani.
The competition was the 8th edition of Chan and it was the first to be co-hosted as Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda joined hands to stage the competition. A record 19 teams competed in the tournament, resulting in a competition record 90 goals being scored in the 44 matches that were played.
Harambee Stars fans cheer on their team during their 2024 CHAN match against Angola at the Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani, on August 7, 2025.
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2 – Madagascar vs Morocco was the first final in the history of Chan to see both teams scoring a goal.
Moroccan players take selfies with the 2024 African Nations Championship trophy after defeating Madagascar 3-2 in the final at Kasarani, Nairobi, on August 30, 2025
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3 – Morocco became the first country to win three titles in the history of Chan. They also played at least one match in all the three host countries and were the only team to score three goals in a match on three occasions.
4 – Chan 2024 witnessed four matches between countries that share a border. All the four matches – Algeria vs Niger, Angola vs DR Congo, DR Congo vs Zambia, and Zambia vs Angola – were played in Nairobi.
5 – Harambee Stars scored five goals at Chan 2024. Alphonse Omija, who wore jersey number five for Kenya, scored Harambee Stars’ fifth goal of the competition against Madagascar in a quarterfinal match that ended 1-1 after regulation and extra-time. Madagascar won the penalty shootout 4-3 with Omija, in a heartbreaking twist of fate, missing Kenya’s fifth penalty. Also, Harambee Stars trailed for a total of only five minutes at Chan 2024, the shortest time of any team in the competition.
Harambee Stars’ Lewis Bandi (left) tussles for the ball against Madagascar’s Mika Rafafimahatana during their 2024 Chan quarter-final match at Kasarani, on August 22, 2025
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6 – Burkina Faso vs Central African Republic (4-2) and South Africa vs Uganda (3-3) were the highest scoring matches of Chan 2024. Both matches witnessed six goals.
7 – August 6, 2025 was the highest scoring day at Chan 2024. The day saw seven goals scored, six in the match between Burkina Faso and the Central Africa Republic and one in Tanzania’s win over Mauritania.
8 – Number of red cards that were shown at Chan 2024. Kenya and Madagascar, two each, had the most players sent off. Mauritania and Sudan, also two each, had the highest number of opponents sent off against them.
Kenya's Alphonce Omija (left) vies for the ball with Nantainaina Mika of Madagascar during their CHAN quarter finals match at Moi Internationals Sports Centre, Kasarani on August 22, 2025.
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9 – Clavin Felicite Mahonantsoa struck in the 9th minute to give Madagascar the lead in the Chan 2024 final. The goal is the earliest ever scored in a Chan final. Also, the first and last goals of Chan 2024 were scored by players wearing jersey number nine. Abdul Hamisi Suleiman of Tanzania scored the tournament’s first goal during Taifa Stars 2-0 win over Burkina Faso while Morocco’s Oussama Lamlioui, who won the golden boot with six goals, had the final say when he scored the Atlas Lion’s winning goal in their 3-2 victory over Madagascar in the Chan 2024 final.
10 – The jersey number of Morocco’s Sabir Bougrine, scorer of the 500th goal in the history of Chan. Bougrine landed the competition on that milestone when he scored Morocco’s equalising goal against Senegal during their semifinal match which ended 1-1 after regulation and extra-time. Morocco went on to win the penalty shootout 5-3.
CAF President Patrice Motsepe (left), Kenyan Head of State William Ruto, Fifa President Gianni Infantino present the 2024 Chan trophy to Morocco captain Mohammed Rabie Hrimat at Kasarani on August 30, 2025.
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11 – Eleven matches at Chan 2024 ended 1-0, making the result the most frequent score line at Chan 2024. There were also nine 1-1 draws and seven 2-0 victories.
12 – The Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es Salaam and Kampala’s Mandela National Stadium hosted more matches, 12 each, at Chan 2024 than any other venue. The Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani, and Zanziba’s Amaan Stadium hosted seven matches each. Nyayo National Stadium was the least used ground with six matches.
13 – Number of goals scored by Morocco at Chan 2024, more than any other team in the tournament.
14 – Ryan Ogam’s winner for Harambee Stars in the 1-0 victory over Morocco ended the Atlas Lions’ 14-match unbeaten run in the competition. Coincidentally, the goal was also the 14th that Morocco had conceded in the history of Chan.
15 – Nyayo National Stadium witnessed more goals, 15, than Kasarani, 14, despite hosting fewer matches. The Mandela National Stadium in Kampala witnessed the most goals, 27, followed by the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es Salaam, 20 goals. Fourteen goals were scored at the Amaan Stadium in Zanzibar.
16 – A total of 16 goals were scored in the knockout stages of Chan 2024 with each elimination match and the third-place play-off producing at least one goal. Only during Chan 2009 and Chan 2016 were goals scored in every match played after the group stages.
17 – Harambee Stars’ 1-0 win over Zambia on August 17, 2025, marked the first time that Kenya was winning a match they played on the 17th day of the month since they defeated Guinea 2-1 in a 2006 Fifa World Cup qualifier played on November 17, 2004, hence ending a seven-match winless streak.
Harambee stars Daniel Sakari (right) vies for the ball with Maunha Joao of Angola during their CHAN match at Moi Internationals sports centre Kasarani on August 7,2025.
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18 – Angola was in Group ‘A’ with two of their neighbouring countries – DR Congo and Zambia. Their encounters against both countries were their 18th match against each of them.
19 – Age of Harambee Stars player Manzur Okwaro. At Chan 2024, became the first player this century to represent Kenya in a major international tournament at senior and youth level. Okwaro was part of the Rising Stars squad that represented Kenya at the 2025 African Cup of Nations U20 tournament.
20 – Jersey number of Madagascar’s Toky Rakotondraibe. He was the only player at Chan 2024 to score a goal in extra-time at Chan 2024.
21 – Age of Tanzanian forward Clement Mzize. He was the youngest player to score a brace at Chan 2024.
22 – The number of group stage matches that Uganda had played in the history of Chan before making their first appearance in the tournament’s knockout stages, a competition record.
23 – Jersey number of Harambee Stars goalkeeper Byrne Omondi. He was the only player to be voted the man of the match after playing against the eventual champions Morocco. Twenty three is also the number of players who featured in at least one match for Harambee Stars at Chan 2024.
24 – Age of Madagascar forward Toky Rakotondraibe. His goal in the Chan 2024 final against Morocco made him the first player born in the 2000s to score in a Chan final. He was born on January 9, 2001.
