THE ULTIMATE GUIDE

SCHEDULE • ANALYSIS • STATS • STADIUMS F passion growontheAfrican continent. stories, victories and ambitions of women and men who make our common 2020,andlookforward toseeingyouthroughout2021,aroundthe We wish you memorable moments of celebration thanks to the Total CHAN, of Nations,whichwillalsobeheldontheterritory IndomitableLions. KRVWHGE\&DPHURRQLWLVDOVRDQH[FLWLQJSUHOXGHWRWKHQH[W7RWDO$IULFD&XS will have the pleasure to thrill with you during this competition. Because it is First throughthismagazine,thenbyfollowingyouthroughout thematches,we ters aroundtheworld. VRPHH[FHSWLRQDOHPRWLRQVDQGSURYHWKHLUTXDOLWLHVWRUHFUXLWHUVDQGVXSSRU- a truewaytorevealtalents,uniqueopportunityforthe playerstomakeuslive clubs among16participatingcountries,thischampionshipisakeycompetition, IURP-DQXDU\WR)HEUXDU\5HVHUYHGH[FOXVLYHO\WRWKHSOD\HUVRIORFDO of enthusiastsaroundtheTotalAfricanNationsChampionship,Cameroon2020, We aretodayhappierthaneverattheideaofbeingtogetheragain,thousands FLȴFWRIRRWEDOOH[SHULHQFHGHVSLWHGLVUXSWHGFRPSHWLWLRQVFKHGXOHV SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT, TOTAL MARKETING&SERVICES STANISLAS MITTELMAN, FOOTBALL TOGETHER even from afar, the values of brotherhood and friendliness year in2020,duringwhichwedideverythingtomakeyoulive, in all its forms. Together, we went through a particularly harsh and TotalareworkinghandintopromoteAfricanfootball (CAF) Football ofAfrican now,theConfederation threeyears or LET'S LIVE & ABDELMOUNAÏM BAH, GENERAL SECRETARY CAF ACTING spe - 3 EDITORIAL Total CHAN, Cameroon 2020 3 / EDITORIAL

/ SCHEDULE CEO: 5 Eric Aderdor TOTAL CHAN CAMEROON 2020 CALENDAR Brand Director: (JODQWLQH'HQHX[ Chief Editor: Zahir Oussadi [email protected] / Editorial Coordination: Julie Dejean 6 INTERVIEW WITH THE INDOMITABLE LION Raphaël Fernandes Kelly Moutachi Editor: Stéphan Huyvenaar

Redaction Committee: 5DȴN

Special thanks: 3LHUUH$OH[DQGUH9LJLO Anne-Thérèse Michel François de Gouvello PRESENTATION OF THE GROUP B Amandla Julia Group B Translation: 20

ONZE MONDIAL, onzemondial.com 24 / DR CONGO A monthly magazine HGLWHGE\+25<=210('Ζ$ 26 / NIGER &DSbȜ SIREN : 452 172 786 28 / LIBYA 24 boulevard des Îles ΖVV\OHV0RXOLQHDX[ CEO: Eric Aderdor [email protected] PRESENTATION OF THE GROUP C SUBSCRIPTION TO ONZE MONDIAL Group C ONZE MONDIAL 30 ABONN’ESCIENT 32 / 56, RUE DU ROCHER – 75008 PARIS [email protected] 34 /

IMPRIMERIE S.I.B 36 / TOGO Zone Industrielle 47 Bd de La Liane BP 343 38 / 62360 Saint-Leonard

Joint committee number: 0218 K 81 293 Legal deposit upon publication

©Total – December 2020 – A project of the PRESENTATION OF THE GROUP D Africa Division of Total Marketing & Ser- Group D 40 vices, realized by Horyzon Media 42 /

44 / NAMIBIA All reproduction rights reserved for all countries. Manuscripts that are not inserted 46 / ZAMBIA are not necessarily returned. The indications of brands and addresses which appear in this number are only given for information 48 / TANZANIA purposes without any advertising purpose. This item cannot be sold.

Country data source: STADIUMS https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-wor- 50 ld-factbook/ PRESENTATION 6

« THE TOTAL CHAN IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR -RIGO THE LOCAL PLAYERS » • Interview by Zahir Oussadi - Photo Icon Sport •

Who better than an icon of the continent to talk about African football? Double winner of the AFCON, Rigobert Song is now the Head Coach of Cameroon’s U21 team. In the middle of his busy schedule, the Indomitable Lion found the time to share his interesting thoughts about BERT- football with us.

Rigobert, you retired ten done in a short period of time during career, but now everything goes so years ago. Does it seem far away or on the team’s gathering. I’m also involved fast… All of this obviously slows down the contrary quite recent? in social matters, I try to help people in the progression and the visibility of It feels like it was yesterday. I still feel need as much as I can. Africa in sports. the same way I did when I was a football player. The only thing that I miss is the How do you think football, and more When I say African football, what do pitch. Today, people still come to me particularly African football, has you think about ? and recognize me immediately despite evolved? Spontaneously, I'd say determination, being retired for quite some time now. Clearly there’s a difference between commitment, and fighting spirit… It’s always a pleasure. Modestly, I have now and back then. African football I think everything goes together. It's accomplished what I was supposed to rare gems and talents are in a hurry the identity of African football. Usually, -SO accomplish.I handled my retirement to leave the continent. That wasn't African players are bigger players, pretty well and I'm happy with my new the case before. The youngsters were fighters who want to do more. When life. more interested in playing in their you don’t want to disappoint, you have home country, building themself a to try harder. What is the daily life of Rigobert Song reputation before leaving for Europe. in 2020? Nowadays, each time a player steps Is it easier to be an African football I’m equally involved in football and up a bit, after two or three matches, player in 2020 ? business. I was able own a construction he already wants to leave. I started Yes. To make it even easier, we would company that I was able to set up with at the “Brasseries du Cameroun” have to take the time. Unfortunately, Turkish partners. It’s an occupation football school, then I joined The Red that’s not the case. We don’t really get that enables me to not focus only of Bangou before signing for the to express what we deserve. We are on football. I am the Head Coach of Tonnerre club of Yaoundé. From there immediately confronted with reality, it is Cameroon’s U21 but the job is usually I joined Metz. There were steps in my part of our job. INTERVIEW

NG- 7 8

"WHEN LOOKING AT SALAH’S PAST, the local players, it is the best way to It is all a matter of context. We’ve need the team so that the individual WHERE DOES HE COME FROM? improve the level of the competition. never played at home in a big can shine. If you are not involved in the competition and that’s an important team, the individual doesn’t exist. If the , THEN FC BASEL. AND WHAT Just after the Total CHAN, Cameroon factor. Are we able to surpass team is split, it doesn’t work. Football will host the Total AFCON... ourselves and resist the pressure? is about playing together. It is the team I think Cameroonians are looking Because playing at home is an ABOUT MANÉ? HE COMES FROM that allows a player to show that he is forward to it. Everything was done in additional pressure. You have to “GÉNÉRATION FOOT”. DID YOU order to have a great competition and accept and own it. Cameroonian the best. great celebrations around it. Allow me players know the drill, our people FOLLOW HIS CHILDHOOD? to talk modestly about myself, and point are demanding, they like to see good What does women’s football need to be THAT EXPLAINS WHY HE TOOK out that despite my long career I have games of football. Our previous highlighted in Africa? never played an Africa Cup of Nations generations got us used to this, they The work around women’s football A LONG TIME TO SUCCEED." at home. Can you imagine the privilege made us dream. It is up to our current already started in Africa. Ideally, girls of hosting this competition? Our players to live up to the expectations. should have the same conditions as men. players must enjoy as much as possible In football, Cameroon always We have to invest more in order to do this moment. It has been a long time surprised when it was least expected. so. Nowadays, women are even more since Cameroon hosted an Africa Cup motivated than the guys. We have to of Nations. Are there African players that still make you dream today? support and help them. Some time ago, What are the chances of the Not really. I like the good players, but people didn’t care that much women’s Indomitable Lions at the Total CHAN I don't like to give any names, I enjoy football about it, but now more and more and the Total AFCON? talking more about the teams. You are attracted to women’s football. |

Rigobert Song and battling for the ball during a match between Cameroon and Egypt.

Are players like Salah, Mané or century, unbeatable. Nowadays, time but we made it: the 2000 and Mahrez more valued than the old everybody can beat anybody, right? 2002 AFCON, The Olympic Games, African stars? We talked about “generations” the Confederation Cup, we were Yes. At the time, there were fewer earlier. My generation had a different unstoppable. We had a team spirit, televisions, journalists and less culture, another vision, another way rules and respect for each other. After internet. We didn’t watch other to work. When I first arrived in the that, the ways to work changed. Today countries' games. Today, every action Cameroon squad, I found myself there are more professional players is examined. It's normal, it’s the surrounded by elders: , than local players so it is harder to evolution of the job that wants that. François Omam-Biyik, Thomas build something strong. When looking at Salah’s past, where Nkono… I can’t name the 22 players, does he come from? Egypt, then FC but they made us dream during the Cameroon will soon host the Total Basel. And what about Mané? He 1990 World Cup. Four years later, I'm CHAN 2020. What are your thoughts comes from “Génération Foot”. Did you with the team that made me dream. about this competition? follow his childhood? That explains It was another culture, they were When the CHAN was founded, it was why he took a long time to succeed. gentlemen. Gentlemen meaning that a good call. Back at the time, the local Today he is the king of the family, he they were the elders, big brothers players didn’t have the chance to stand is the father and the mother… He has and fathers. I was 17 and Roger Milla out. We understood that in order to to solve all the problems. When you was 42. Can you imagine? We were give them a chance to shine we had arrive in Europe, you have everything. three youngsters: me, Marc-Vivien to organize this kind of tournament. You have to show that you deserve Foé and Raymond Kalla. What were we This is really a great opportunity. I was to be there. Now, African players aiming for? Not playing, just being at with the A’ selection during the Total have visibility and that’s good. Their their side, observing them, listening CHAN in Morocco, it was in winter. My performances are seen all around the to them, learning from them, trying players didn’t even know what winter world and speak for themselves. to grow as players next to them. was. What do you do in this case? You That was our culture. When they left, don’t get used to this kind of conditions "IF YOU ARE NOT INVOLVED IN THE TEAM, THE INDIVIDUAL DOESN’T EXIST. When I think about you, I think about we tried to perpetuate this culture in two days. I think that we better allow IF THE TEAM IS SPLIT, IT DOESN’T WORK. FOOTBALL IS ABOUT PLAYING TOGETHER. the Cameroon of the end of the last and to stay a team. It took some a longer period of preparation for

INTERVIEW IT IS THE TEAM THAT ALLOWS A PLAYER TO SHOW THAT HE IS THE BEST." 8 Introduction Group A

DOMINATE

Host country Cameroon is about to start Léon Boyomo and his teammates are Semi-finalists in 2014, the men of Zdravko the Total African Nations Championship under pressure now that they are aiming Logarusic - absent in the 2018 edition as a favorite of the competition. But its for the victory. If they manage to win, in Morocco - are ready to do better. opponents in group A, Burkina Faso, Mali it will be the first time for a country that Same objective for Mali. For their fourth and Zimbabwe are ready to cause them never made it past the quarter-finals in participation, the players of the Western CAMEROON BURKINA FASO MALI ZIMBABWE some troubles. three participations. In order to do so, the African country are not here to play around. th nd th th Indomitable Lions will have to face three With the lost final of 2016 in mind, no doubt 4 2 4 5 ttack the Indomitable Lions! very different teams but all dangerous. that Mali will be a strong opponent. Last but participation participation participation participation Placed in the group A with the not least, Burkina Faso clearly stands as the host country, Burkina Faso, STALLIONS WITHOUT smallest team of the group. But that does not Mali and Zimbabwe will have PRETENSION NOR FEAR mean that Seydou Zerbo’s men are ready aA tough time getting out of it. Because the to be stepped on. Having qualified for the men of Martin Ndtoungou Mpilé are a true The first team to go head to head with second time in their history, the Stallions are threat in the competition and they are the Indomitable Lions, the Zimbabwean aiming without pretension nor fear for the ready to prove it. Warriors are regulars of the competition. quarter-finals. Cameroon is warned. 1 / 1 6 / 2 1

CAMEROON VS ZIMBABWE - MALI MALI VS BURKINA FASO P16

CAMEROON 1 / 2 0 / 2 1 P12

Group A BURKINA FASO Group A

P14 CAMEROON VS MALI - CAMEROON BURKINA FASO BURKINA FASO VS ZIMBABWE

ZIMBABWE

P18 1 / 2 4 / 2 1

BURKINA FASO VS CAMEROON - ZIMBABWE VS MALI

GROUP INTRODUCTION MALI ZIMBABWE GROUP INTRODUCTION 10 11 12 CAMEROON Group A

CAMEROON I LIONS READY TO ROAR LIONS READYTOROAR two of the most prestigious competitions on the continent. 2022).postponed by sixmonths(toJanuary Intwelve months, Cameroonwillhost 72021).next year 16toFebruary (January Asfor The Total AFCON, ithasbeen the2020 edition of the of April, Total CHAN has finally been postponed to early we willhave towait fortheanswer. Initially scheduledfromthe4thto25th and Burkina Faso are warned: these Lions truly want to be Indomitable on home turf. since 2009 to victory.quarter-finals round, opponents of the first The Zimbabwe, Mali League Championship, have allthequalitiestotake thatnever acountry made itpastthe new headcoach, theteammates ofLéonBoyomo, thebest scorer ofthelastNational against Ivory Coastafterplaying overtime. Around theirambitiousanddetermined year earlier, the62-year-old in thequarter-finals coachwas experienced defeated football.African Something that he didn’t manage to do in 2016 in Rwanda. Named one 2020. histeamontopof Ndtoungou ItisuptoMartin Mpilétodothejobandbring CHAN. Inorder towin, we have tobeamongstthebest teams» before beingsacked: Clément Arroga, to show the way to victory. wasThis the ambition shown by Arroga NdtoungouIt isuptoMartin Mpilé’s men, calledbackinOctobertoreplace Yves Be that as it may, its two Aand A' selections have : the same purpose at home. triumph The Indomitable Lions

« BE AMONGST THE BEST TEAMS » African Nations Championship (TotalAfrican CHAN). Because oftheCoronavirus, by itself test to the hosting opportunity hadthe Eto’o Samuel great Total away ofthe Nations, Cupof Africa theprestigious hosting from thecountry t shouldhave beenayear ofjoyCameroon. andcelebrationfor Afew months « Everybody around« Everybody meknows that we are here towinthe Total

, hedeclared inJanuary COTON SPORT FCDEGAROUA(15) MOST SUCCESSFULCLUB: PWD REIGNING CHAMPION: MTN ELITEONE NAME: MOTTO: CITIZENS: OFFICIAL LANGUAGES: POPULATION: SURFACE AREA: CAPITAL: HOST COUNTRY: PARTICIPATIONS: FINALIST: TITLE:

TOTAL CHAN TRACK RECORD TRACK CHAN TOTAL

INFORMATION O I T A M R O F N I Y R T N U O C

E U G A E L L A N O I T A N 0 PEACE, WORK,FATHERLAND YAOUNDÉ 0 CAMEROONIANS 27,744,989 CAMEROONIANS 475,440 KM² 0 3 (1 ST FRENCH, ENGLISH FRENCH, ENGLISH TIMEIN2020) Nations, in his home country. as the aiming as far Total Cup of Africa to prove that he can establish himself team. No doubt that he will be motivated Union will be the forefront of his in front of goal. At 25, the striker of the to his powerThanks and great finishing weapons of the Indomitable Lions. He will be one of the most dangerous

SAMUEL NLEND MARTIN NDTOUNGOU MPILÉ THE STAR you are ! warned successful season. Dear defenders, be one of the main attractions after his selection in a competition where he will He will discover time the A’ the first for an eye on this tall 26-year-old striker. PWD Bamenda, you might want to keep League (MTN ) in the jersey of Best scorer of the last Cameroonian to aim for far better now. far to aim for brought the Indomitable of the 2016 Lions to the quarter-finals Total CHAN. It is time freshly sacked Yves ClémentArroga. Rigorous, Ndtoungou Martin Mpiléhissuccessor assistant coach of former was called back inOctober to replace the the 62-year-oldBack into business for coach. Former coach of the A’ selection and THE HEADCOACH

LÉON BOYOMO THEREVELATION

NB NB OF MATCHES

1RW4XDOLoHG

Final/Winner

1

st

Year

round 1/4 1/2

LOST

E C N A M R O F R E P

BURKINA BURKINA FASO x x S E R U G I F Y E K 11 4 CAMEROON CAMEROON

CAMEROON CAMEROON

A P U O R G

2009

GOALS GOALS FOR

1/24/21 1/20/21 1/16/21

WON

2011

VS x

VS x 10

ZIMBABWE 5

VS

CAMEROON

MALI

2014

GOALS GOALS AGAINST

2016

DRAWN x 2018 x 7 2 13 CAMEROON Group A The Stallions THE HEAD COACH The Burkanibe coach knows his mission. Four years after the only participation of Burkina Faso in the competition, the one nicknamed “Krol” took his job as the head coach with the aim to qualify his team for the 2020 edition in Cameroon. Mission BURKINA FASO accomplished. Now, all is left to do is doing better than in 2014, which means going past the group phase. SEYDOU ZERBO

COUNTRY INFORMATION

CAPITAL: OUAGADOUGOU PERFORMANCE SURFACE AREA: 274,200 KM² SAIWOU SAWADOGO LANDRY KABORÉ POPULATION: 20,835,401 BURKINABE Final/Winner OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: FRENCH THE STAR THE REVELATION 1/2 CITIZENS: BURKINABE He is one of the stars of the Burkinabe At only 19, he is one of the most 1/4 MOTTO: UNITY, PROGRESS, JUSTICE championship. Already shortlisted by promising players of Burkinabe football. 1st round Saydou Zerbo in the spring of 2020, the Trained as a left-back, he joined last 1RW4XDOLoHG striker has established himself as the summer Salimata and the Taséré FC 2016 2018 goal scorer for ASFA Yennenga, one of the (Salitas FC). In January, he may cause Year 2009 2011 2014 biggest clubs in the country. A true threat for some damage to his opponents with defenses, the young forward has to make the his defensive accuracy and tactical defenders of Mali, Zimbabwe and Cameroon precision. Definitely a player to follow in KEY FIGURES feel this fear. this competition.

x3 x0 x1

NB OF MATCHES WON DRAWN

x2 x2 x4 AIMING FOR THE 1/4 FINALS LOST GOALS FOR GOALS AGAINST N A T I O N A L L E A G U E t's the smallest team in Group A. For its second participation since 2014, G R O U P A Burkina Faso is not very lucky. Its opponents: the host country, Cameroon, NAME: Group A Group A the finalist of the 2016 edition, Mali and a regular of this competition, FASOFOOT D1 1/16/21 Zimbabwe. Strong competition. Not really a gift for a team that didn’t make REIGNING CHAMPION: Iit out of the group phase seven years ago. To be fair, the early elimination of the MALI VS BURKINA FASO RAHIMO FC (2019) Stallions in South Africa was played on the smallest of things! A narrow loss against 1/20/21 Uganda, a draw against Morocco and again a loss by the tiniest of margins against MOST SUCCESSFUL CLUB: BURKINA FASO VS ZIMBABWE Zimbabwe. EF OUAGADOUGOU AND ASFA YENNENGA (13) 1/24/21 « THE SAME CHANCES AS THE OTHERS » BURKINA FASO VS CAMEROON TOTAL CHAN TRACK RECORD The same Zimbabwe will face Saydou Zerbo’s team for the second game of the competition. A match that could be crucial for the Burkinabe coach’s quest. TITLE: 0 « The Stallions have the same chances as the other teams of the group. We will have FINALIST: 0 to take very seriously our first game of the competition and handle the following two PARTICIPATION: 1 games to make our way out of the group », he has been warning since February, a few weeks from the original start of the competition before its postponement because of HOST COUNTRY: 0 the Covid-19 pandemic. Zerbo may have used that time to work on the weaknesses of his team: « We have an attacking problem», he declared last February. « We manage to create the best chances but we have trouble finishing in front of goal. Our defense also has some trouble sometimes. »

With that many “difficulties” to erase, the Stallions have some work to do before reaching BURKINA FASO the quarter-finals. BURKINA FASO 14 15 The Eagles THE HEAD COACH Mission accomplished, on to the next one. Named head coach of the local selection in March 2019, the previous coach of and AS Réal managed to qualify his team for the 2020 edition of the Total CHAN. Now, the Malian sorcerer is aiming MALI bigger, the declared objective being to make it to the final in Cameroon. Ready to bet?

NOUHOUM DIANÉ

COUNTRY INFORMATION

CAPITAL: PERFORMANCE SURFACE AREA: 1,240,192 KM² MAMADOU COULIBALY MAMADOU HAROUNA CAMARA POPULATION: 19,553,397 MALIANS Final/Winner F OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: FRENCH THE STAR THE REVELATION 1/2 CITIZENS: MALIANS 35-year-old Mamadou Coulibaly is not With 13 goals scored for the Black Stars of 1/4 st MOTTO: ONE PEOPLE, ONE GOAL, ONE FAITH ready to hang up his boots yet. This skilled Badalabougou, Camara is one goal ahead 1 round forward played for Dubai CSC, the MC of his teammate Mamadou Coulibaly in 1RW4XDOLoHG Alger and the FUS , but he still of the scoring tables of the national league. Year 2009 2011 2014 2016 2018 shines under the jersey of Stade Malien Needless to say the duo formed by the de Bamako. He will have the tough task young promise and the old champion to bring his team as far as possible in this will be one of the main attractions of this KEY FIGURES competition that promises to be exciting. competition.

x13 x5 x4

NB OF MATCHES WON DRAWN

x4 x14 x13 IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF 2016 LOST GOALS FOR GOALS AGAINST N A T I O N A L L E A G U E t is with the 2016 edition in mind that Mali is about to start this new edition G R O U P A of the Total CHAN. Five years ago the Eagles successfully reached the NAME: Group A Group A final after beating and Ivory Coast. However, the team coached by ORANGE 1/16/21 Djibril Dramé was no match for the incredible Congolese (0-3). REIGNING CHAMPION: I MALI VS BURKINA FASO STADE MALIEN DE BAMAKO A PATH TO FOLLOW MOST SUCCESSFUL CLUB: 1/20/21 CAMEROON VS MALI After their absence from the last edition in Morocco, the team now coached by STADE MALIEN DE BAMAKO (19) Nouhoum Diané will have to learn the lessons of the 2016 edition before starting in 1/24/21 that risky group A in Cameroon. Talking about Cameroon, the confrontation against the ZIMBABWE VS MALI TOTAL CHAN TRACK RECORD Indomitable Lions is scheduled for the second game. First, Mali will make its debut in the competition against Burkina Faso, and will finish the group phase against Zimbabwe. TITLE: 0 Some formidable opponents before the quarter-finals, but not enough to scare the head FINALIST: 1 (2016) coach. A few weeks before the competition initially planned last April, Diané made PARTICIPATIONS: 3 himself very clear: « We don’t want to play a secondary role in this competition. We want HOST COUNTRY: 0 to play the final at all costs and we will do everything to get there. »

The coach knows how to motivate his players to bring the first ever Total CHAN to Mali. « Malian football set the bar very high in its lower categories. We are the reigning African champions in two junior categories. In view of these performances, we have to play our best to meet the expectations. These youngsters showed the way it's done. » Players, you know

MALI what you have to do! MALI 16 17 The Warriors THE HEAD COACH Two roles for the Croatian. Former coach of , the strategist took the lead of the A and A’ selections of Zimbabwe. In his sight stands the 2020 edition of the Total CHAN. He can rely on his knowledge of African football to perform in his new position. ZIMBABWE Logarusic traveled to , Tanzania, , DR Congo, and Sudan. If you please ! ZDRAVKO LOGARUSIC

COUNTRY INFORMATION

CAPITAL: HARARE PERFORMANCE SURFACE AREA: 390,757 KM² WELLINGTON TADERERA PRINCE DUBE POPULATION: 14,546,314 ZIMBABWEANS Final/Winner OFFICIAL LANGUAGES: ENGLISH, SHONA, THE STAR THE REVELATION 1/2 NDEBELE AND 13 OTHER LANGUAGES What if he was the future star of the 1/4 CITIZENS: ZIMBABWEANS Cornerstone of Zimbabwe’s mildfield, Zimbabwean selection? A striker capable 1st round MOTTO: UNITY, FREEDOM, WORK Wellington Taderera continues to impress of playing in any offensive position, 1RW4XDOLoHG both with his selection and his club The Prince Dube brought happiness to Azam Year 2009 2011 2014 2016 2018 Black Rhinos of Harare. If The Warriors FC and might soon do the same for The are to make it far in this competition, they Warriors. It is up to him now to shine on will have to rely on great performances of the field and live up to the expectations KEY FIGURES their playmaker. placed in him.

x13 x2 x6

NB OF MATCHES WON DRAWN

x5 x9 x13 READY TO FIGHT LOST GOALS FOR GOALS AGAINST N A T I O N A L L E A G U E he Warriors are back! Having always qualified for the continental G R O U P A competition since the first edition in 2009, Zimbabwe missed the 2018 NAME: Group A Group A edition in Morocco. The revenge will take place in Cameroon for the CBZ PREMIER SOCCER LEAGUE 1/16/21 team managed by Zdravko Logarusic. Named coach in early 2020, the REIGNING CHAMPION: T CAMEROON VS ZIMBABWE Croatian technician has the particularity of managing both A and A’ Zimbabwean FOOTBALL CLUB PLATINUM (2019) selections. MOST SUCCESSFUL CLUB: 1/20/21 DYNAMOS FC (22) BURKINA FASO VS ZIMBABWE « I’M NOT A MAGICIAN » 1/24/21 In addition to the upcoming competitions of the national team, the Balkan coach is ZIMBABWE VS MALI TOTAL CHAN TRACK RECORD focused on the Total CHAN 2020. A competition and a football that he perfectly knows. His resume speaks for itself with experiences with Asante Kotoko, Ashanti Gold and TITLE: 0 King Faisal Babes in Ghana, AFC Leopards and Gor Mahia in Kenya as well as Simba FINALIST: 0 Sports Club in Tanzania.His experience bringing Sudan to third spot in 2018, will PARTICIPATIONS: 4 also be of use to him. But his pedigree will not do everything. During the preparation, HOST COUNTRY: 0 Logarusic tempered the surrounding enthusiasm: « Give me just a little bit more time. I’m not a magician, I'm a coach. »

A coach whose mission is to do better than the sad eliminations of Zimbabwe in the first rounds of the 2009, 2011 and 2016 editions. In spite of being accustomed to the Total CHAN, the country of Zimbabwe only managed to really perform once: in South Africa

ZIMBABWE ZIMBABWE in 2014. A solid basis on which to work for Warriors ready to fight. ZIMBABWE 18 19 Introduction Group B

CHAMPIONS CLASH Group B of the Total African Nations the neighbor, Pamphile Mihayo’s team will which should not be forgotten. The Menas Championship is set to be rough and face another champion: Libya. Crowned are going to play the third CHAN of their interesting. Between old champions, in 2014 in South Africa, the Mediteranean history, with the 2011 edition being their a derby and small teams, the race for Knights had however laid down their arms best souvenir of this competition so far. CONGO DR CONGO NIGER LIBYA the quarter-finals risks to be fierce and against Tunisia. Eventually, the forfeit of the Under Harouna Doula, the Nigerien reached relentless. Eagles of Carthage allowed the men of Ali the quarter-finals before losing with honors rd th rd th El Margini to get their ticket to Cameroon. against the host country. t promises to be spectacular! To 3 5 3 4 The clash of the two champions of this group participation participation participation participation start with, a heated derby between promises to be epic! Congo and DR Congo. How can this Responsible for the best performances in group B start on a better note? The local football since the 2010s, Harouna Doula NIGER, NOTHING OF Idouble champion, DR Congo is the absolute is back to business to lead his country. Let AN IDEAL VICTIM favorite of that group, on paper only because it be very clear for DR Congo, Libya and nothing will be given to it. Other than the clash of champions and the Congo: Niger has nothing of the ideal victim! Apart from an already crucial game against Congolese derby, Niger is a fourth team Enough to spice up this group B even more! LIBYA 1 / 1 7 / 2 1

P28 LIBYA VS NIGER - NIGER DR CONGO VS CONGO P26

1 / 2 1 / 2 1 Group B Group B LIBYA VS DR CONGO CONGO - CONGO DR CONGO P22 CONGO VS NIGER

DR CONGO 1 / 2 5 / 2 1 P24

CONGO VS LIBYA - NIGER VS DR CONGO

GROUP INTRODUCTION NIGER LIBYA GROUP INTRODUCTION 20 21 The Red Devils THE HEAD COACH Congo’s coach has experience on his side. A former captain and then assistant coach of the national team, Ngatsono took over after Frenchman, , left at the end of the year 2016. Named as a replacement, he came back a few months later after CONGO Sébastien Migné, another French coach, decided to resign. Ngatsono then took the helm of the A’ selection that he qualified for the Total CHAN 2020.

BARTHÉLÉMY NGATSONO

COUNTRY INFORMATION

CAPITAL: BRAZZAVILLE PERFORMANCE SURFACE AREA: 342,000 KM² PRINCE CLAUDE OBONGO RACINE LOUAMBA POPULATION: 5,293,070 CONGOLESE Final/Winner OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: FRENCH THE STAR THE REVELATION 1/2 CITIZENS: CONGOLESE His nickname does not go unnoticed: Lionel Considered promising youngster, the 1/4 st MOTTO: UNITY, WORK, PROGRESS Messi. A fan of the Argentine genius, the player of CARA Brazzaville will discover the 1 round Congolese midfielder is often called international level in January. With already ten 1RW4XDOLoHG « Messi » because of his undeniable football Total CAF Confederation Cup games added Year 2009 2011 2014 2016 2018 qualities. A flattering comparison for the to his resume, this talent called up by Ngatsono Red Devil. A member of the U23 team in for the preparations of the Total CHAN is ready 2019, he must now step up his game next to put on the Red Devils jersey to play some KEY FIGURES winter to prove worthy of such a nickname. bad tricks on his opponents in Cameroon !

x7 x3 x2

NB OF MATCHES WON DRAWN

x2 x7 x4 AMBITIOUS LOST GOALS FOR GOALS AGAINST N A T I O N A L L E A G U E he date is set and the game is obviously eagerly awaited. For the first G R O U P B game of the 2020 edition of the Total CHAN, Congo will face its neighbor, NAME: Group B Group B DR Congo. In addition to the derby that awaits them, it is a fierce CHAMPIONNAT NATIONAL MTN 1/17/21 competition to start the tournament with for the Red Devils. DR Congo REIGNING CHAMPION: Thave won two of the five Total CHAN editions. More than any other country, of RDC VS CONGO AS OTOHÔ course. Unfortunately for Congo, the 2009 and 2016 champions came out victorious MOST SUCCESSFUL CLUB: 1/21/21 in their last confrontation. ÉTOILE DU CONGO (11) CONGO VS NIGER 1/25/21 ANOTHER CHAMPION NAMED « LIBYA » CONGO VS LIBYA In January 2020, the DR Congo of Jackson Mukela organized the Congo International TOTAL CHAN TRACK RECORD Football Tournament (CIFT), in order to prepare for the Total CHAN. Facing the host country, the Congo of Barthélemy Ngatsono resisted and kept under control its prestigious TITLE: 0 opponent. This was until DR Congo was granted a penalty in the last ten minutes and scored FINALIST: 0 it. The Red Devils will have to learn their lesson from this game in order to defeat their PARTICIPATIONS: 2 brother-enemy next January. HOST COUNTRY: 0

Does Congo have a chance to beat the other two of that group? While Niger does not seem to be a threat, Libya represents a bigger danger. Champions in 2014, the North African team reached the semi-finals three years ago in Morocco. Congo, that never went further than a quarter-final in two participations, is warned. A few weeks before the original start of the competition, Barthélemy Ngatsono declared his team « finally ready ». They better

CONGO CONGO be ready if they want to live up to their ambitions. CONGO 22 23 The Leopards THE HEAD COACH Everything happened really fast for the former midfielder in this year 2020. Coach of the TP Mazembe, he is sacked by the club after a precocious elimination in quater- finals of the Total CAF Champions League in March. But a few weeks earlier, he was DR CONGO given the responsibility of the A’ selection. Juste before the original start of the Total CHAN.

PAMPHILE MIHAYO KAZEMBE

COUNTRY INFORMATION

CAPITAL: PERFORMANCE SURFACE AREA: 2,344,858 KM² MICHÉE MIKA ERIC KABWE POPULATION: 101,780,263 CONGOLESE Final/Winner W W OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: FRENCH THE STAR THE REVELATION 1/2 CITIZENS: CONGOLESE Playmaker of the midfield, Mazembe’s The kid just keeps on amazing his world. 1/4 st MOTTO: JUSTICE, PEACE, WORK player has some serious experience. After revealing himself with FC 1 round Sport, the 23 year-old striker established A reigning champion with Tout Puissant, 1RW4XDOLoHG himself in one of the most important clubs he has already played around twenty 2018 of the country this summer : AS Vita Club. Year 2009 2011 2014 2016 Total CAF Champions League games. At A new step in his dazzling career. Let’s 24, this is the time to assert himself and hope for DR Congo that the fan of the great bring DR Congo to their third continental Cristiano Ronaldo makes winning the Total KEY FIGURES trophy. CHAN the next step of his young career.

x19 x11 x2

NB OF MATCHES WON DRAWN

x6 x27 x15 ON TIP-TOES LOST GOALS FOR GOALS AGAINST N A T I O N A L L E A G U E peration reconquest. A real threat in this competition, the Leopards G R O U P B are making their great comeback in the Total CHAN in Cameroon. NAME: Group B Group B Winners of the first edition in 2009, then quarter-finalists twice, the VODACOM LIGUE 1 1/17/21 Central African country made a prestigious double in 2016 in Rwanda, REIGNING CHAMPION: O DR CONGO VS CONGO an unparalleled performance. In terms of trophies won, only Libya and Morocco TP MAZEMBE can match Pamphile Mihayo Kazembe’s men this year. A task far from easy to do, MOST SUCCESSFUL CLUB: 1/21/21 especially since the Leopards are aiming for a third win in the competition. TP MAZEMBE (18) LIBYA VS DR CONGO 1/25/21 THE CIFT REUNION NIGER VS DR CONGO TOTAL CHAN TRACK RECORD Absent in 2018, DR Congo intends to take back a trophy left to the Lions of Morocco three years ago. But the comeback of the double champion will not be easy. To start with, a derby TITLES: 2 (2009, 2016) against the neighbors of Congo Brazzaville. In order to prepare for the Total CHAN, the two FINALISTS: 2 countries met during the semi-final of the CIFT in DR Congo in January 2020. The Leopards PARTICIPATIONS: 4 only owe their victory to Jackson Mukela who scored a penalty in the last minutes of the HOST COUNTRY: 0 game.

After this tough first game, DR Congo will face the 2014 winner, Libya. Not a gift. Their third and final opponent of this group stage is Niger that they beat by the tiniest margin a year ago during the now famous CIFT. DR Congo is making a return on tip-toes, because being careful is the best thing to do in this group but the ambition remains: bring back a third

DR CONGO Total CHAN trophy. DR CONGO 24 25 The Mena THE HEAD COACH Nigerien football owes him so much. Named coach in 2009, the technician rapidly promoted Niger to a first ever participation in the Africa Cup of Nations in 2012. A year earlier, it was the CHAN that the Menas discovered for the first time. Even NIGER though results are still to come in those competitions, the progress is major.

HAROUNA DOULA

COUNTRY INFORMATION

CAPITAL: NIAMEY PERFORMANCE SURFACE AREA: 1,267,000 KM² HALIDOU IDRISSA AMADOU SABO POPULATION: 22,772,361 NIGERIENS Final/Winner OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: FRENCH THE STAR THE REVELATION 1/2 CITIZENS: NIGERIENS Niger will benefit from his great He represents the Nigerien football of 1/4 st MOTTO: FRATERNITY, WORK, PROGRESS experience. At nearly 39 and with three tomorrow. It is up to him now to establish 1 round himself as the true maestro of the team caps for the national team, he played his 1RW4XDOLoHG during the tournament in Cameroon. part of striker during the qualifications. 2018 Called up in March 2019, the player of AS Year 2009 2011 2014 2016 He proved to be decisive against Ivory Sonidep had the time to toughen up. Coast, the country in which he has been An experience both necessary and playing for several years, first in Abidjan beneficial before clashing with former KEY FIGURES and now with Séwé Sports. champions Libya and DRC.

x7 x2 x1

NB OF MATCHES WON DRAWN

x4 x6 x14 A WORLD TO SURPRISE LOST GOALS FOR GOALS AGAINST N A T I O N A L L E A G U E iger is clearly not a favorite in this competition. Not even in its own G R O U P B group for that matter. In this tough group B composed of the double NAME: Group B Group B champions DR Congo (2009 and 2016), Libya champion (seven years CHAMPIONNAT D1 1/17/21 ago) and Congo, Niger is obviously the weakest team. But the label of REIGNING CHAMPION: N“weak team” could fit Harouna Doula’s players. A great way to take everyone by LIBYA VS NIGER AS SONIDEP (2019) surprise? MOST SUCCESSFUL CLUB: 1/21/21 SAHEL SC (13) CONGO VS NIGER FATAL SESSION 1/25/21 The Menas can count on the experience of their head coach. Having returned to NIGER VS DR CONGO his post in the summer of 2019, Doula is one of the architects of the great football TOTAL CHAN TRACK RECORD development in the country since the 2010s. Named coach of the A’ team in 2009, he brought his players to their first participation in the Total CHAN two years later. TITLE: 0 In Sudan, Niger won against Zimbabwe and Ghana in the group stage before clashing FINALIST: 0 with the host country in the quarter-finals. Rapidly the game was led by Sudan, PARTICIPATIONS: 2 while Niger was reduced to ten players after one of them was sent off. Despite this disadvantage, the Menas came back in the game and forced the host country to a HOST COUNTRY: 0 penalty shoot-out. Unfortunately it proved fatal to Doula’s men.

Elimination was well received as a few months later the country would achieve a historical qualification for the AFCON in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. Niger did make a comeback for the Total CHAN in 2016 for a short run in the competition, but this time the country has its guide, Harouna Doula, on its side. Enough to surprise NIGER everyone? NIGER 26 27 The Mediterranean Knights THE HEAD COACH Libya found the successor of . In order to replace the Tunisian who left last March, the Mediterranean Knights decided to trust his assistant. If he showed his ambition to qualify the team for the Total AFCON 2021, his first mission is to do well in LIBYA the Total CHAN with the 2014 champions.

ALI EL MARGINI

COUNTRY INFORMATION

CAPITAL: TRIPOLI PERFORMANCE SURFACE AREA: 1,759,540 KM² SALEM ROMA GEBRIL MERSAL POPULATION: 6,890,535 LIBYANS Final/Winner W OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: ARABIC THE STAR THE REVELATION 1/2 CITIZENS: LIBYANS Transferred from Al-Nasr Benghazi to In October 2019, the young striker was 1/4 MOTTO: FREEDOM, JUSTICE, DEMOCRACY Al-Ittihad Tripoli in the summer of 2018, called-up for the first time with the 1st round the 29-year-old forward did not lose out national team, at the time managed by 1RW4XDOLoHG in the process. Even though he left the Jalal Damga. A great reward after his great 2016 2018 reigning champions, he did it to join the Year 2009 2011 2014 performances with Al Ahly Benghazi. most successful club in the history of the country. The Libyan striker is expected to Under the experienced Al El Margini, carry his selection and try to do as well as the striker has everything to announce KEY FIGURES the previous Total CHAN. himself during the tournament.

x14 x7 x4

NB OF MATCHES WON DRAWN

x3 x13 x12 FERVENT KNIGHTS LOST GOALS FOR GOALS AGAINST N A T I O N A L L E A G U E ibya is undeniably one of the reasons why group B is so competitive. Apart G R O U P B from Niger and Congo respectively first and third opponents, Libya is with NAME: Group B Group B DR Congo one of the heavyweights of the group. The two teams have already LIBYAN 1/17/21 won this competition reserved for local players: two victories for DR Congo, REIGNING CHAMPION: L LIBYA VS NIGER one for Libya. AL NASR BENGHAZI (2018) MOST SUCCESSFUL CLUB: 1/21/21 SIGN OF FATE? AL-ITTIHAD TRIPOLI (16) LIBYA VS DR CONGO Despite its previous achievements, it's not necessarily a duel against DR Congo for 1/25/21 the title that awaits Libya. 2014 champion and semi-finalist in 2018, Libya finds itself in CONGO VS LIBYA TOTAL CHAN TRACK RECORD murky waters. The incessant coaching changes are one of the reasons why. In the fall of 2019, Jalal Damja resigned the day after Libya failed to qualify for the Total CHAN TITLE: 1 (2014) 2020. He then was replaced by the Tunisian Faouzi Benzarti. A sign of fate? Because in FINALIST: 1 the following weeks, Tunisia forfeited arguing that the Total CHAN took place in the PARTICIPATIONS: 3 middle of the football season. HOST COUNTRY: 0

Disqualified against the Eagles of Carthage, the Mediterranean Knights were called back for the tournament after this forfeit. The tournament was finally postponed to January 2021 because of the Coronavirus pandemic. As a consequence, Benzarti left his head coach position and was replaced by his assistant, Ali El Margini. Initially not scheduled to be in the competition, Libya, its new coach and its Knights will have to believe in their

LIBYA lucky star in order to win another title in Cameroon. LIBYA 28 29 Introduction Group C A BEGI- NNER AND REGULARS A mixed bag. The members of group C, North African team didn’t leave any chances Edem Kossi Koudagba, who died tragically Morocco, Rwanda, Uganda and Togo offer to its opponents. A True juggernaut of the from a brutal case of malaria, the Togolese a really diverse board where beginners, competition, Morocco went straight for its will do everything to honor his memory reigning champion and regulars are first title without any doubt. With their title of and leave their mark in the competition. mixed up. reigning champion to defend in Cameroon, Reigning champion or not, Morocco is MOROCCO UGANDA TOGO RWANDA the Lions will have to be fierce to have a warned. th th st th here is something for everyone. chance to come back home with it. In this group C of the Total 4 5 1 4 Uganda and Rwanda, are not to be participation participation participation participation African Nations Championship, underestimated too. The neighbors, who IN MEMORY OF KOUDAGBA Morocco, Rwanda, Uganda will face each other for their first game, Tand Togo offer diverse profiles which are Morocco better be prepared to do so from are regulars of the competition : fifth nevertheless full of promises! In this group the first game against Togo. This game participation for the former, fourth for the introduction, let's start with the reigning can be a trap for the Lions. A tough way to latter. For whatever reason, both teams never champion, Morocco. start in their first ever participation for the succeeded to make a true difference in their Host country of the previous edition, the Sparrowhawks. Still grieving the loss of groups, until this January? 1 / 1 8 / 2 1

MOROCCO VS TOGO - MOROCCO RWANDA VS UGANDA P32

1 / 2 2 / 2 1 UGANDA Group C Group C P34 MOROCCO VS RWANDA TOGO - MOROCCO UGANDA P36 UGANDA VS TOGO

RWANDA

P38

1 / 2 6 / 2 1

UGANDA VS MOROCCO - TOGO VS RWANDA

GROUP INTRODUCTION TOGO RWANDA GROUP INTRODUCTION 30 31 The Altas Lions THE HEAD COACH Morocco will be watched carefully and it knows it. The former midfielder, successfully converted into a coach, will have the heavy responsibility to defend the title won at home in 2018. Named in 2019, the former coach of the WAC remains focused on the MOROCCO Total CHAN. Recently approached by Zamalek, he refused the offer of the Eygptian giant. This says it all.

HOUCINE AMMOUTA

COUNTRY INFORMATION

CAPITAL: RABAT PERFORMANCE SURFACE AREA: 710,850 KM² ISMAIL KHAFI POPULATION: 33,800,000 MOROCCANS Final/Winner W OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: ARABIC THE STAR THE REVELATION 1/2 CITIZENS: MOROCCANS The best player and best scorer of the last The striker of Hassania can’t be 1/4 MOTTO: GOD, HOMELAND, KING edition, the striker of Wydad was ignored. As demonstrated by the interest 1st round one of the main reasons why Morocco won the of Le Havre in the summer 2020. 1RW4XDOLoHG cup two years ago. He will obviously be one The French club playing in Ligue 2 made 2016 2018 of the stars of the edition played in Cameroon. Year 2009 2011 2014 the Moroccan striker a priority even Returning to WAC after an experience in China, the former player of RS Berkane is though it didn’t succeed in signing him. At already feared after remarkable performances his club since 2013, El Barkaoui will try to KEY FIGURES in preparation for the competition. live up to the hopes placed in him.

x13 x7 x4

NB OF MATCHES WON DRAWN

x2 x27 x10 TIME FOR THE CONFIRMATION LOST GOALS FOR GOALS AGAINST N A T I O N A L L E A G U E t home, Morocco didn’t leave any chance to the opposition during the G R O U P C 2018 edition of the Total CHAN. Among the six matches played, the Lions NAME: Group C Group C scored 16 goals for only 2 goals against. Morocco was the king of the Total PRO 1 1/18/21 CHAN three years ago, no doubt about that. A remarkable performance REIGNING CHAMPION: forA the country who only played in two editions before the one played on its lands. MOROCCO VS TOGO WYDAD AC (2019) An incredible performance given that Morocco never passed the quarter-finals 1/22/21 before being crowned in 2018. MOST SUCCESSFUL CLUB: WYDAD AC (20) MOROCCO VS RWANDA 1/26/21 SACRED UNION UGANDA VS MOROCCO It will be as reigning champion that Morocco will travel to Cameroon for the tournament. TOTAL CHAN TRACK RECORD A competition in which it will face the hungry Rwanda and Uganda in group C. Regularly qualifiers for the Total CHAN, the two countries don’t scare Morocco one bit. TITLE: 1 (2018) Same goes for Togo, a beginner in this competition. If the group stage seems to be a FINALIST: 1 simple formality on paper, everybody wants to see the men of Houcine Ammouta fall. PARTICIPATIONS: 3 The Atlas Lions have to be careful out there now that they have to confirm their champions' status and a title to defend. HOST COUNTRY: 1

In order to do so, the head coach will rely more than ever on the support of local football. « I asked the clubs to stop complaining about their players being called up. They have to understand that even next season, we will need their players in order to prepare for the Total CHAN and represent in the best way possible Moroccan football by defending our title», he declared last September. The sacred union, the key for MOROCCO MOROCCO the double ? MOROCCO 32 33 The Cranes THE HEAD COACH African football holds no secrets for him. After making his first steps in Great Britain, the Northern Irishman headed south. After coaching Sierra Leone and Rwanda during the 2010s, he settled on Uganda’s bench aiming to bring his team to another level in UGANDA Cameroon. Just like the national team this past couple of years.

JOHNNY McKINSTRY

COUNTRY INFORMATION

CAPITAL: PERFORMANCE SURFACE AREA: 241,038 KM² MILTON KARISA STEVEN MUKWALA POPULATION: 43,252,966 UGANDANS Final/Winner OFFICIAL LANGUAGES: ENGLISH, SWAHILI THE STAR THE REVELATION 1/2 CITIZENS: UGANDANS Freshly titled and called up about He clearly represents the future of Uganda ‘s 1/4 st MOTTO: FOR GOD AND MY COUNTRY twenty times with the national team. football. Crowned champion with Vipers 1 round SC, the striker has everything to announce The 25 year-old, former player of MC 1RW4XDOLoHG himself during the tournament and help in Morocco came back to his old 2018 the Cranes to fly higher in the competition. Year 2009 2011 2014 2016 club Vipers SC in February 2020. He In any case, his performances didn’t go won the league later on that year. Born unnoticed and caught the eyes of some in Jinja, he will be one of the strengths of of the biggest teams on the continent, KEY FIGURES the Cranes in Cameroon. including Asante Kotoko in Ghana.

x8 x1 x3

NB OF MATCHES WON DRAWN

x4 x6 x11 FLY HIGHER LOST GOALS FOR GOALS AGAINST N A T I O N A L L E A G U E ganda is a regular of the Total CHAN. Apart from the 2009 edition, the G R O U P C Cranes have always qualified for the competition. Present in Sudan, NAME: Group C Group C South Africa, Rwanda and Morocco, the East African country never made STARTIMES 1/18/21 it past the first round nor was it really close to the quarter-finals. REIGNING CHAMPION: U RWANDA VS UGANDA VIPERS SC 1/22/21 BIS REPETITA ? MOST SUCCESSFUL CLUB: VILLA SC (16) UGANDA VS TOGO The expectations around the team managed by Johnny McKinstry are clear. In February 1/26/21 2020, the Northern Irishman set the tone for the Cranes: « The good thing about the UGANDA VS MOROCCO TOTAL CHAN TRACK RECORD Total CHAN is that the competition changes every time. Everything is about planning and preparation », he pointed out before talking about his team: « we think we can make it out of TITLE: 0 that group because every beginning team in this tournament thinks the same thing. » FINALIST: 0 PARTICIPATIONS: 4 HOST COUNTRY: 0 The Briton knows what he’s talking about. In 2016, it was be who brought the host country, Rwanda, to the quarter-finals. A great first for the Amavubi. Bis Repetita with Uganda ? The previous experience of the European coach will count for the Cranes who have to fly higher and further. On their way, Rwanda for the first game and the beginners of Togo for the second game. Two extremely important games before facing the heavyweight of this

UGANDA UGANDA group C, the reigning champion Morocco. UGANDA 34 35 The Sparrowhawks THE HEAD COACH A former player of Châteauroux, Dunkerque and Déols, it is in Amiens that the strong defender built his great reputation in . Captain of the Sparrowhawks during their only participation in a World Cup in 2006, the Lomé native wishes now to share TOGO and apply his knowledge, also learnt thanks to his mentor , to the A’ selection. Nice challenge.

JEAN-PAUL ABALO

COUNTRY INFORMATION

CAPITAL: LOMÉ PERFORMANCE SURFACE AREA: 56,785 KM² NANE RICHARD ASHRAF AGORO POPULATION: 8,608,444 TOGOLESE Final/Winner OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: FRENCH THE STAR THE REVELATION 1/2 CITIZENS: TOGOLESE Capable of playing in all the forward The party goes on for the young 1/4 MOTTO: WORK, FREEDOM, HOMELAND positions, the captain of the reigning striker. It began in September 2019, 1st round champions ASCK Kara discovered the A during the historical qualification 1RW4XDOLoHG squad in the fall of 2019. Called up by round of Togo against Nigeria. The kid 2016 2018 Le Roy, he established himself amongst the scored a goal to finish off the Super Year 2009 2011 2014 best players of the country. He holds the Eagles and make the away game hope of a nation that is about to discover the easier for his country. Decisive one Total CHAN for the first with the ambition to and a half years ago, he is aiming to be KEY FIGURES make every game against Togo difficult. as important this winter.

x0 x0 x0

NB OF MATCH WON DRAWN

x0 x0 x0 NOT AN EASY PREY LOST GOAL FOR GOAL AGAINST N A T I O N A L L E A G U E he 2020 edition of the Total CHAN will have a special taste for Togo. G R O U P C Beyond being their first participation in the tournament, it will be NAME: Group C Group C in memory of Edem Kossi Koudagba that the Sparrowhawks will CHAMP. NATIONAL DE PREMIÈRE DIVISION 1/18/21 start off the competition. The young striker died tragically of a REIGNING CHAMPION: Tdevastating case of malaria last June. He was one of the architects of Togo’s MOROCCO VS TOGO ASC KARA historic qualification. Jean-Paul Dosseh’s men will want to leave their hearts 1/22/21 on the pitch to honor his memory. MOST SUCCESSFUL CLUB: AC SEMASSI (10) UGANDA VS TOGO 1/26/21 THE SUPER EAGLES CUT DOWN MID-FLIGHT TOGO VS RWANDA With Kossi Koudagba in mind, Togo is travelling to Cameroon with the status of TOTAL CHAN TRACK RECORD “small team” of the tournament in a group C where great opponents are waiting for them. The starting game is not a lucky one for Togo as it is going to face the reigning TITLE: 0 champion. A clash of opposites, enough to set the tone for the competition. After FINALIST: 0 Morocco, Uganda and Rwanda are waiting to win some precious points against the PARTICIPATION: 0 newcomer. HOST COUNTRY: 0 The three of them better be careful. Vice-champion three years ago, Nigeria is a front-row witness. During the last round of qualification played in October 2019, the Super Eagles were eaten in mid-flight by the Sparrowhawks (4-1 in the first game, 0-2 in the second).

With its qualities and surprise effect not to mention the additional motivation linked to the TOGO TOGO loss of Kossi Koudagba, Togo is not going to be easy prey. TOGO 36 37 The Amavubi THE HEAD COACH Rocky starts in 2020 for the Rwandan head coach. Named in 2018 to manage both the A and A’ selections, the coach revealed during his time with the APR he was close to being laid off in January but he finally kept his position. He will be in charge of RWANDA directing the Amavubis in Cameroon this winter. A year later, he will be motivated to prove that he is the man for the job.

VINCENT MASHAMI

COUNTRY INFORMATION

CAPITAL: PERFORMANCE SURFACE AREA: 26,338 KM² THIERRY MANZI INNOCENT NSHUTI 12,712,431 RWANDANS POPULATION: Final/Winner OFFICIAL LANGUAGES: ENGLISH, FRENCH, KINYARWANDA, SWAHILI THE STAR THE REVELATION 1/2 CITIZENS: RWANDANS His name will remain carved in the marble Rwanda's future is already here. 1/4 MOTTO: UNITY, WORK, PATRIOTISM of the 2018 edition. Only scorer of the He played for the APR FC before signing 1st round Wasps, eliminated in the group stage in for during the season 1RW4XDOLoHG Morocco, the strong defender of Rayon 2018-2019, the young striker came back 2016 2018 FC hopes to take his teammates further to Kigali in the summer of 2019. A good Year 2009 2011 2014 in the competition. The maturity and call since the 22 year-old won the national solidity of the 24 year-old player are great championship. The head coach Vincent guarantees upon which his team can rely to Mashami counts on him to lead the KEY FIGURES get out of a dangerous group C. offense.

x10 x3 x1

NB OF MATCHES WON DRAWN

x6 x8 x15 A PERFORMANCE TO REITERATE LOST GOALS FOR GOALS AGAINST N A T I O N A L L E A G U E he objective is clear for Rwanda. In a difficult but manageable group G R O U P C composed of the reigning champion Morocco, regulars Uganda and NAME: Group C Group C the Togolese newcomer, the host country of the 2016 edition is aiming 1/18/21 for the quarter-finals. A step only reached once five years ago, on home REIGNING CHAMPION: Tturf, the team coached by the Briton Johnny McKinstry broke its glass ceiling. RWANDA VS UGANDA APR FC Absent in 2009 and 2014 and eliminated during the group stage in 2018, the Eastern MOST SUCCESSFUL CLUB: 1/22/21 African country is hoping to reiterate its best performance. APR FC (18) MOROCCO VS RWANDA THE UNKNOWN TOGOLESE 1/26/21 TOGO VS RWANDA The first game against the Ugandan neighbor is a high-stakes clash that can be decisive TOTAL CHAN TRACK RECORD for both teams. This game could set the tone of the competition for the men of Vincent Mashami. Especially before facing the biggest team of the group, Morocco. The final TITLE: 0 opponent of Rwanda will be the “smallest” team of the group, Togo. « When you qualify for FINALIST: 0 a great competition, you prepare yourself to face fierce opponents. Our group will not be easy. We know Morocco and Uganda but we will have to learn more about Togo, » summed up the PARTICIPATIONS: 3 head coach last February while already being in Cameroon. HOST COUNTRY: 1 (2016)

In order to prepare his team for the competition, the technician brought his players to Cameroon several weeks before the scheduled start of the tournament in order for them to acclimatize better to the country of the Indomitable Lions. Just before the postponement of the competition, initially programmed in April, was officialised. The Wasps of Vincent Mashami will have to wait a little longer before getting to sting RWANDA RWANDA their way out of the group. RWANDA 38 39 Introduction Group D

THAN EVER

You have to be very clever to guess the came back in 2016 and 2018 to each time However for Guinea and Namibia, the wait teams that are going to make it out of reach the quarter finals of the competition. was much shorter. After qualifying for the group D. Namibia, Guinea, Zambia and The team now coached by the Serbian previous Total CHAN in Morocco, Namibia Tanzania form a very homogeneous Milutin Sredojevic never traveled for performed really well by reaching the GUINEA NAMIBIA ZAMBIA TANZANIA group. nothing. Why change the good habits now ? second round before being knocked out by the host country. nd nd th nd tight race is shaping up! Every LONG WAIT 2 2 4 2 team of group D, Namibia, The Brave Warriors left participation participation participation participation Guinea, Zambia, Tanzania will Favorite of its group, Zambia will face three have a say in the race for the nations that are about to start their second with their chins up and they're ready to quarter-finals.A The Chipolopolo of Zambia Total CHAN. For Tanzania the wait was very aim bigger this year. The same goes for might have a slight advantage being the long. Having qualified for the 2009 edition, Guinea, the Syli Nationale discovered the most experienced team of the group. where they were close to qualifying for competition in 2018 and is already back to the quarter-final, the Taifa Stars skipped play in Cameroon, where a homogeneous Semi-finalist in 2009 in Ivory Coast, Zambia all the editions until this one in Cameroon. and undecided group awaits. 1 / 1 9 / 2 1

ZAMBIA VS TANZANIA - GUINEA VS NAMIBIA

GUINEA

P42

1 / 2 3 / 2 1 Group D Group D TANZANIA ZAMBIA VS GUINEA P48 - GUINEA NAMIBIA NAMIBIA VS TANZANIA

ZAMBIA

P46

1 / 2 7 / 2 1

NAMIBIA TANZANIA VS GUINEA P44 - NAMIBIA VS ZAMBIA

GROUP INTRODUCTION ZAMBIA TANZANIA GROUP INTRODUCTION 40 41 The Syli Nationale THE HEAD COACH Mission accomplished for the Guinean coach, after many twists and turns. Sacked in the middle of the Total CHAN 2018 in Morocco, Lappé Bangoura was called back in July 2019 with the objective of qualifying the Syli Nationale to the next Total CHAN in GUINEA Cameroon. The former coach of the national team, has to bring the A’ selection to the quarter-finals of the tournament. Challenge accepted.

KANFORY LAPPÉ BANGOURA

COUNTRY INFORMATION

CAPITAL: CONAKRY PERFORMANCE SURFACE AREA: 245,857 KM² SÉKOUBA CAMARA MORLAYE SYLLA POPULATION: 12,527,440 GUINEANS Final/Winner OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: FRENCH THE STAR THE REVELATION 1/2 CITIZENS: GUINEANS Substitute goalkeeper of the Syli Nationale, He is one of the offensive key men of 1/4 st MOTTO: WORK, JUSTICE, SOLIDARITY the goalie did not, as planned, start the Guinea. The energetic 22-year-old 1 round second leg of the last round of qualification attacking midfielder is ready to 1RW4XDOLoHG for the Total CHAN 2020. But during the shake some African defenses. Year 2009 2011 2014 2016 2018 shoot-out against , the coach The player of Horoya AC, wants to Bangoura decided it was time for the number take his team as far as possible and 2 to shine. Camara stopped three penalties prove that he is worthy of the national KEY FIGURES and sent his team to Cameroon. Heroic. team. Nobody doubts it.

x3 x1 x0

NB OF MATCHES WON DRAWN

x2 x3 x5 SUSTAINED PROGRESS LOST GOALS FOR GOALS AGAINST N A T I O N A L L E A G U E uinea makes it once again. Three years after its historic first G R O U P D qualification to the Total African Nations Championship, the Syli NAME: Group D Group D Nationale is back. To achieve such a comeback, Guinea had to brawl LIGUE 1 1/19/21 against Senegal during the qualification round. The team of Kanfory REIGNING CHAMPION: GLappé Bangoura, fought an intense duel against the Lions of Teranga, who won the GUINEA VS NAMIBIA HOROYA AC (2019) first game in Senegal (1-0). MOST SUCCESSFUL CLUB: 1/23/21 HOROYA AC (17) ZAMBIA VS GUINEA NOT A NEWCOMER, NOT A REGULAR 1/27/21 Thanks to their striker Bangoura and especially their goalkeeper Sékouba Camara, TANZANIA VS GUINEA the Guineans hit back to make it even, before winning qualification after the penalty TOTAL CHAN TRACK RECORD shoot-out. That’s how they won their ticket in the fall of 2019. The objective is clear. Following their qualification of 2018, Guinea is hoping to do better in Cameroon than TITLE: 0 it did in Morocco. The Syli Nationale failed to leave the group stage in North Africa, FINALIST: 0 after two losses against Sudan and the host country and a win against Mauritania during PARTICIPATION: 1 the last game. HOST COUNTRY: 0

Not spared by the draw three years ago, Guinea is this year in a group within its reach. Zambia aside, regularly performing in the Total CHAN, Namibia and Tanzania are not teams to be feared by Guinea. Just like Guinea both countries are about to participate in the second Total CHAN of their history. Not really a newcomer nor regular of the competition, the Syli Nationale will have a chance to shine in this homogeneous group D. GUINEA GUINEA A great way to confirm the progress made. GUINEA 42 43 The Brave Warriors THE HEAD COACH A former Namibian international, he was appointed coach of the squads A and A’ of the country in 2019. The set objective was to qualify Namibia for the Total CHAN 2020. NAMIBIA Mission accomplished. The previous experience saw Namibia reach the quarter- finals. A performance that will be of use to the coach in order to prepare his team.

BOBBY SAMARIA

COUNTRY INFORMATION

CAPITAL: PERFORMANCE SURFACE AREA: 824,292 KM² PANDULENI NEKUNDI MARCEL PAPAMA POPULATION: 2,630,073 NAMIBIANS Final/Winner OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: ENGLISH THE STAR THE REVELATION 1/2 CITIZENS: NAMIBIANS One of the architects of the 2018 success. Major evolution for the defensive 1/4 st MOTTO: UNITY, FREEDOM, JUSTICE The 32 year-old striker, Halleluya Panduleni midfielder. From Oshikuku, the player of 1 round Nekundi is one of three scorers for his team UNAM FC joined the African Stars in 2019. 1RW4XDOLoHG in Morocco. He took matters in his own hands A team who won its fourth championship Year 2009 2011 2014 2016 2018 against Uganda by scoring the winning goal one year earlier. A great way to progress in the last minutes of the game offering his quickly and confirm the hopes placed in country a second win in a row. His experience him. The Namibian starlet has a new chance KEY FIGURES will be a major asset in Cameroon. to shine again during the Total CHAN.

x4 x2 x1

NB OF MATCHES WON DRAWN

x1 x3 x3 PROGRESS TO VALIDATE LOST GOALS FOR GOALS AGAINST N A T I O N A L L E A G U E flash in the pan or a true performance? After qualifying for the first G R O U P D time in its history for the Total CHAN in 2018, Namibia caused a NAME: Group D Group D sensation by reaching the quarter-finals of the tournament. In group NAMIBIA PREMIER LEAGUE 1/19/21 B, Namibia won against Ivory Coast and Uganda before a draw for REIGNING CHAMPION: theirA final game of the group against Zambia. The formidable performance of GUINEA VS NAMIBIA BLACK AFRICA FC (2019) the Brave Warriors met its end after Morocco, the host country, won to reach 1/23/21 the semi-finals. MOST SUCCESSFUL CLUB: BLACK AFRICA FC (9) NAMIBIA VS TANZANIA A DECISIVE INTRODUCTION ? 1/27/21 VS Has the moment arrived for the team of Bobby Samaria? What position is the country NAMIBIA ZAMBIA TOTAL CHAN TRACK RECORD going to have in this competition? After a difficult win against Madagascar during the final round of qualification (0-1;2-0), the Southern African country is now in a balanced group D. This first game could be decisive for the rest of the competition. TITLE: 0 On the agenda, a clash against Guinea, another newcomer in the competition three FINALIST: 0 years ago, who also have the ambition to come out of a group where the absolute PARTICIPATION: 1 favorite is Zambia. HOST COUNTRY: 0

But before facing the big fish in group D, Namibia will have to overcome Tanzania, who’s back in the competition after their first participation in 2009. Named head coach of the Brave Warriors in 2019, Bobby Samaria can draw his inspiration from the performance of Namibia in the 2018 edition of the Total CHAN in Morocco. The ambition of the Brave Warriors is to repeat the performance in Cameroon and do even better. It is up to them now to change their position of “surprise” to a NAMIBIA confirmation. NAMIBIA 44 45 The Chipolopolos THE HEAD COACH Things always come in threes for the Serbian. Former coach of Rwanda and Uganda, the technician is named Head Coach of Zambia in 2020. The European has a perfect knowledge of the African football for having managed the Orlando ZAMBIA Pirates in South Africa, Zamalek in Egypt and other clubs in Tanzania, and Sudan. MILUTIN SREDOJEVIC

COUNTRY INFORMATION

CAPITAL: LUSAKA PERFORMANCE SURFACE AREA: 752,618 KM² EMMANUEL CHABULA KELVIN KAMPAMBA POPULATION: 17,426,623 ZAMBIANS Final/Winner OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: ENGLISH THE STAR THE REVELATION 1/2 CITIZENS: ZAMBIANS Recently transferred from Nkawzi FC to Big changes for the midfielder. 1/4 MOTTO: ONE ZAMBIA, ONE NATION Lusaka Dynamos FC, the 22-year-old striker Born in Kitwe, he decided to leave his 1st round represents Zambia’s attacking hopes. comfort zone and his formative club 1RW4XDOLoHG Highly efficient in his home league, the of Nkana FC, reigning champion and 2016 2018 young forward caught the eye of a well- Year 2009 2011 2014 record holder in Zambia. Now a player known club in Europe last spring : AS Saint-Étienne. The Total CHAN 2020 for ZESCO United FC, it is up to the 24 seems to be the perfect opportunity to year-old to live up to the expectations. KEY FIGURES arouse again the interests of clubs in Europe. Nice challenge.

x12 x5 x4

NB OF MATCHES WON DRAWN

x3 x13 x6 NEVER FOR NOTHING LOST GOALS FOR GOALS AGAINST N A T I O N A L L E A G U E t is without a doubt that Zambia is going to start the competition in G R O U P D Cameroon as the clear favorite of group D. Fortified by its previous three NAME: Group D Group D participations, the Eastern African team never travelled for nothing when KONKOLA COPPER MINES PREMIER LEAGUE 1/19/21 participating in the CHAN. As proven by the edition of 2009, the first for REIGNING CHAMPION: IZambia. ZAMBIA VS TANZANIA NKANA FC MOST SUCCESSFUL CLUB: 1/23/21 TRAPS TO AVOID NKANA FC (13) ZAMBIA VS GUINEA In Ivory Coast, The Chipolopolo finished first in their group before losing in the 1/27/21 semi-finals against the future champion. After finishing third in that tournament after NAMIBIA VS ZAMBIA their win against Senegal in the third-place-play-off, Zambia gave the CHAN a miss TOTAL CHAN TRACK RECORD in 2011 and 2014, before coming back to business in 2016 and 2018. In Rwanda just like in Morocco, Zambia’s fate was is the same: leader of their group and exasperating TITLE: 0 eliminations. Eliminated the first time after a penalty shoot-out and the second time FINALIST: 0 by the tiniest of margins. Bis Repetita in the first round before breaking the glass PARTICIPATIONS: 3 ceiling in the second round this year ? HOST COUNTRY: 0

Zambia is expected, the men of the Serbian Milutin Sredojevic have to avoid the traps set by their three opponents in group D. The first trap to avoid will be the one of Tanzania, back in the competition after missing the last four editions. After that, Zambia will have to face the ambitious Guinea and Namibia. Having qualified with difficulty after two games against and Eswatini, the Chipolopolo know the ZAMBIA ZAMBIA way to avoid being bogged down and hit the road to the quarter-finals. ZAMBIA 46 47 The Taifa Stars THE HEAD COACH The former coach of Vital’O FC is one of the many coaches of this Total CHAN to both manage the A and A’ selections. Named in 2019, Etienne Ndayiragije has a lot to deal with. One of which is the competition reserved for local players this winter. Far from TANZANIA being a favorite in this competition with the Taifa Stars, the Burundian is working to surprise his opponents in the first round. ETIENNE NDAYIRAGIJE

COUNTRY INFORMATION

CAPITAL: DAR ES SALAAM PERFORMANCE SURFACE AREA: 947,300 KM² ERASTO NYONI DITRAM NCHIMBI POPULATION: 58,552,845 TANZANIANS Final/Winner OFFICIAL LANGUAGES: ENGLISH, SWAHILI THE STAR THE REVELATION 1/2 CITIZENS: TANZANIANS For its return in the competition, Tanzania He also was decisive in Sudan. 1/4 MOTTO: FREEDOM AND UNITY can count on its 32-year-old international The 27-year-old striker is going to 1st round player. Able to help as a defender, the participate in his first ever Total CHAN 1RW4XDOLoHG experienced midfielder proved to be this winter. He joined the Young Africans 2016 2018 decisive during the qualification round. Year 2009 2011 2014 in January 2020 and he is going now to The player of Simba SC, scored during the second leg for his team in Sudan. discover the international level. A new A goal that enabled Tanzania to secure its step in his career and a chance to shine KEY FIGURES ticket for Cameroon. for the former forward of Azam FC.

x3 x1 x1

NB OF MATCHES WON DRAWN

x1 x2 x2 EVERYTHING TO WIN LOST GOALS FOR GOALS AGAINST N A T I O N A L L E A G U E ne second too short. After qualifying for the first time ever for the CHAN in G R O U P D 2009, Tanzania missed the step to the semi-finals by a couple of seconds. NAME: Group D Group D After losing against Senegal, the Eastern African country put itself back LIGI KUU BARA 1/19/21 in the competition with a win against the host country, Ivory Coast. REIGNING CHAMPION: OThe Kilimanjaro Stars played for their future in the competition against Zambia. ZAMBIA VS TANZANIA SIMBA SC Nsajigwa’s teammates thought they had done for the hard part, by scoring first late 1/23/21 in the game (88th). But the Choupolopo Banda, broke Tanzania’s dream of the semi- MOST SUCCESSFUL CLUB: NAMIBIA VS TANZANIA finals in the 94th minute of the game, the very last second. Final score 1-1 and a cruel YOUNG AFRICANS (22) way to get out of the competition. 1/27/21 TANZANIA VS GUINEA TOTAL CHAN TRACK RECORD AUTUMNAL SENSATION A promising first time that wasn’t followed by any other participation. Absent for the 2011, TITLE: 0 2014, 2016 and 2018 editions, Tanzania is back among the best teams of Africa. Ten years FINALIST: 0 later, it is automatically labeled as the smallest team of a difficult group D. The ambitious PARTICIPATION: 1 Namibia, Guinea and Zambia didn’t plan to leave a piece of the cake for the Taifa Stars. The three of them better be careful when dealing with Tanzania. The men of Etienne HOST COUNTRY: 0 Ndayiragije won their spot in the competition after a sensational but really hard qualification against Kenya after a penalty shoot-out and two matches. Then they knocked down the country that ended up third in the 2018 Morocco edition.

After a loss by the tiniest margin on home sollon the first leg, Tanzania reversed the trend in the second leg in Sudan to become the first country qualified for the Total CHAN in TANZANIA Cameroon. Just like last autumn, the Taifa Stars have nothing to lose but everything to win. TANZANIA 48 49 STADIUMS

ON HOME TURF

eneral rehearsal for Cameroon. Before hosting the Total Africa Cup of Nations in 2022, the country of the Indomitable Lions will first host the Total African Nations Championship from January 16 to February 7, 2021. The competition will be hosted in three cities and four stadiums G available for the tournament. Douala Considered as the economic capital, Douala is also the largest city of Cameroon. The harbour city is located on the coast and its urban area holds 3.6 million inhabitants. With its two stadiums, Douala is preparing to host two groups during the first round.

JAPOMA STADIUM STADE DE LA RÉUNIFICATION 50,000 seats 40,000 seats

Yaoundé After the economic capital, let’s talk about the political capital of Cameroon. Nicknamed the “seven hills city”, it hosts most of Cameroon’s main institutions. With almost 4 million inhabitants, it is the most populous city in the country. 2020 Total CHAN 2020 Total

AHMADOU AHIDJO STADIUM 40,000 seats

Limbé A costal town, Limbe is also a very popular seaside resort located in the South-West. With more than 100,000 inhabitants the capital of the department of Fako has a smaller stadium than in Youandé or Douala, but no doubt that football will be celebrated with the same passion.

LIMBE OMNISPORT STADIUM 20,000 seats Total, Partner of African Football. STADIUMS Join us at TOTAL service stations to live football together. 50 #FootballTogether 51 WHO WILL MAKE IT TO THE TOTAL CHAN FINAL? SEND YOUR PREDICTION AND STAND A CHANCE TO WIN ONE OF THE 5 HD TVS!

SCAN TO PLAY! or visit eng.game-total-chan.com POSTER-GAME-LETS-LIVE-FOOTBALL-TOGETHER-EN-A3 - Non-contractual visuals - Photo credits: iStock Images© - Creation: Publicis Sport iStock Images© - Creation: POSTER-GAME-LETS-LIVE-FOOTBALL-TOGETHER-EN-A3 - Non-contractual visuals Photo credits:

Total, Partner of African Football. Join us at TOTAL service stations to live football together. #FootballTogether