The 2009 African Nations Championship, also known as CHAN 2009 for short, was the inaugural edition of the biennial association football tournament organized by CAF featuring national teams consisting of players playing in their respective local leagues. It was held in Ivory Coast from 22 February to 8 March 2009.

Qualification

Thirty countries attempted to qualify for the tournament, with a total of 8 teams qualifying for this inaugural edition, including hosts Ivory Coast.

Squads

Each squad consisted of a total of 28 players.

Qualified teams

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held in Abidjan on Friday 26 December 2008.

Venues

Group stage

Tie-breaking criteria

Where two or more teams end the group stage with the same number of points, their ranking is determined by the following criteria: All times given as local time (UTC+00:00)

Group A

Group B

NB: Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac was sent to the stands in the 82nd minute for unsporting behaviour.

Knockout phase

Semi-finals

Third-place play-off

Final