The Sierra Leone national home-based team has been drawn to face neighbouring Liberia in the first-round qualifiers for the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN).
The draw, conducted in Cairo on Wednesday, 09 October, involved 40 nations in determining the two rounds of qualifiers, which will be played on a home and away basis.
The tournament will be co-hosted by Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania from 01 to 28 February 2025. This marks the first occasion in CAF history that the tournament will be jointly hosted by three nations.
The tournament qualifiers are set for October 25-27 and November 1-3, 2024, with the final round scheduled for December 20-22 and December 27-29, 2024.
Nineteen African nations will compete, including the host nations (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania) and three qualified nations from each of CAF’s six Zonal Unions.
The tournament is exclusive to players competing in their local leagues and offers a prize money of $2 million. The last edition was won by Senegal, defeating the hosts, Algeria, in the finals.
WAFU A ROUND 1
Sierra Leone vs Liberia
1st Leg: 25 – 27 October | 2nd Leg: 01 – 03 November
ROUND 2
Sierra Leone / Liberia v Senegal
Mauritania v Mali
Guinea v Guinea-Bissau
1st Leg: 20 – 22 December | 2nd Leg 27 – 29 November
Sierra Leone to face Neighbours Liberia in qualifying for CHAN 2024
— Alie Bittar (@bittar32) October 10, 2024
Sierra Leone national home-based team, have been drawn against neighbouring Liberia in the first-round qualifiers for the African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2024.#SaloneX @football_sierra pic.twitter.com/tZJL2VcLy3
