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Ethiopia will host the next Championship of African Nations (CHAN<\/span>) tournament scheduled for the year 2020. The country\u2019s football chief received the mantle from the president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF<\/span>) after the 2018 final in Morocco.<\/p>\n

CAF<\/span>\u00a0president Ahmad Ahmad along with\u00a0EFF<\/span>\u00a0president Juneidi Basha displayed the Ethiopian flag with the\u00a0CAF<\/span>\u00a0flag handed over to Basha.<\/p>\n

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On Sunday\u00a04 February, Morocco made history by becoming the first host nation to win the tournament.<\/p>\n

They are the third north African side to win the competition after Tunisia (2011) and Libya (2014). South of the Sahara, only Democratic Republic of Congo have won it in 2009 and 2016.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0The\u00a0Total African Nations Championship\u00a0(sometimes referred to as\u00a0African Championship of Nations\u00a0or\u00a0CHAN) is a\u00a0football\u00a0tournament which was first announced on 11 September 2007.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

It is played between the best national teams of Africa, exclusively featuring players who are active in the national championships and qualified to play in the ongoing season.<\/p>\n

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