{"id":47832,"date":"2026-01-19T00:29:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T00:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=47832"},"modified":"2026-01-19T00:29:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T00:29:11","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaigncaf-cancels-chan-tournament1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/01\/19\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaigncaf-cancels-chan-tournament1\/","title":{"rendered":"CAF cancels CHAN tournament, replaces it with new competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-139580\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t<!-- .entry-header -->&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"469\" height=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CAF-cancels-CHAN-tournament-replaces-it-with-new-competition.jpg?resize=469%2C264&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"object-contain h-46 w-full rounded-lg  md:rounded-none md:rounded-lg wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/chan-trophy.jpg?w=624&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/chan-trophy.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/chan-trophy.jpg?resize=469%2C264&amp;ssl=1 469w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content custom-text-styles\">\n<div class=\"soccer24-advanced-banner soccer24-banner-type-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CAF-cancels-CHAN-tournament-replaces-it-with-new-competition.jpeg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Banner2image\" class=\"soccer24-banner-image\"\/><\/div>\n<p>The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has cancelled the African Nations Championship (CHAN).<\/p>\n<p>The decision was announced by CAF president Patrice Motsepe at a press conference in Morocco on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>According to Motsepe, the tournament will be replaced by the Africa Nations League, which will be introduced this year.<\/p>\n<p>The CAF boss also explained the financial burden of the CHAN, describing it as a costly tournament that no longer fits into CAF\u2019s new strategic vision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe CHAN is a spectacular money loser. The first thing I was told when I became the President said \u2018Kill the CHAN\u2019. We allocated resources to it because of some countries who said it helped them,\u201d said Motsepe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can tell you for certain there is no CHAN anymore. The African Nations League will more than replace that. We will restructure our competitions. Europe doesn\u2019t dictate the calendar. We also have to stop the nonsense that, \u2018these people are enemies of those people\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are going to have the best mutually beneficial relationship with Europe, Asia, South America, North America and the rest of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Introduced in 2009 for locally based players and held every two years, the final edition of the CHAN tournament took place last year in East Africa, co-hosted by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.<\/p>\n<p>Zimbabwe appeared at the tournament five times with their best finishing coming in 2014 when they were placed fourth.<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related Posts<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content -->&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n\t<!-- \n\n<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t<span class=\"cat-links\">Posted in Local<\/span><span class=\"tags-links\">Tagged caf, CHAN, Patrice Motsepe, zimbabwe<\/span>\t<\/footer>\n\n -->&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;\n<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#CAF #cancels #CHAN #tournament #replaces #competition<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has cancelled the African Nations Championship (CHAN). 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