This archive report was first published on 5 November 2019.
Published on November 5, 2019
The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has approved Cameroon as the host country for the 2020 Africa Nations Championship (Chan), with the tournament scheduled to take place in April next year.
The competition, which features players from their respective domestic leagues, will be staged in the cities of Yaounde, Douala, and Limbe, with Douala hosting two pools.
According to a source in the Local Organising Committee, the competition is planned for April 4 to 25 next year.
Cameroon's Sports and Physical Education Minister, Prof Narcisse Mouelle Kombi, said during the installation of members of the Local Organising Committee that Caf has approved four stadiums in three cities to host the tournament.
Cameroon was stripped of the hosting rights to this year's Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) citing delays in infrastructural preparations, but the country has since intensified preparations ahead of the 2021 edition and Chan 2020.
Defending champions, Morocco, host Cameroon, 2009 champions DR Congo, and 2011 winners Tunisia are among the 16 teams to take part in the tournament.
