Uganda Cranes’ 2022 CHAN Qualifying Opponent Revealed

Uganda Cranes’ opponents for the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) Algeria 2022 qualifiers have been annouced.

Uganda will lock horns with the winner between Somali and Tanzania in the second round of qualifiers.

The Cranes who got a bye in the first round of the Central East Zone that comprises of four countries Ethiopia, South Sudan, Somalia, and Tanzania will begin their qualifying campaign against winners between Somali and Tanzania.

The TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2023 was originally scheduled to be played from 10 July to 1 August 2022. Nonetheless, Caf rescheduled it to January 2023, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

CHAN is the competition which brings together players who compete in their respective domestic leagues.

For the first time in the history of the competition, 18 teams will participate in the next final tournament set to take place in Algeria in January and February 2023.

Morocco are defending champions after defeating Mali in the final of the 2021 edition staged in Cameroon.

See The Full Draw Below:

Zone West A:

First Round
Liberia vs Senegal
Sierra Leone vs Cape Verde
Gambia vs Guinea Bissua

Second Round
Liberia/Senegal vs Guinea
Sierra Leone/C/Verde vs Mali
Gambia vs Guinea Bissau vs Mauritania

Zone West B:

First Round
Ghana vs Benin Republic

Second Round
Cote d’Ivoire vs Burkina Faso
Togo vs Niger Republic
Ghana/Benin vs Nigeria

Central Zone:

Central African Republic vs Congo
Equatorial Guinea vs Cameroon
Chad DR Congo.

Central East:

First Round
Ethiopia vs South Sudan
Somalia vs Tanzania
Burundi Djibouti

Second Round
Ethiopia/South Sudan vs Rwanda
Somalia/Tanzania vs Uganda
Burundi vs Djibouti vs Sudan.

Southern Zone:

First Round
Mauritius vs Angola
Comoros vs South Africa
Botswana vs Eswatini
Seychelles vs Madagasacar
Malawi vs Zimbabwe
Mozambique vs Zambia