CAN 2022: Chad disqualified by CAF, Guinea in danger

Chad has been disqualified by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), this Monday, from the qualifiers of the Africa Cup of Nations Cameroon 2022, following the unexplained dissolution of the Chadian football federation, by the Ministry of Sports.

Chad has been disqualified from the Cameroon 2022 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Monday 22 March 2021. The decision of the Cairo-based organisation follows the unexplained dissolution of the Chadian national football federation by the Ministry of Sports of this Central African country.

Namibia and Mali, who were due to play Chad in the fifth and sixth rounds of the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers this week, won 3-0 on the green carpet in Group A. Mali have already secured a place in the finals in Cameroon, while Guinea (2nd, 8 pts) are 2 points ahead of Namibia (3rd, 6 pts) in the competition for the other spot.

Guinea’s Syli National will host the Eagles of Mali in Conakry on Wednesday and a win will ensure a top-two finish while any other result would keep Namibia’s hopes alive and could be fatal for Didier Six’s men.

Chad’s suspension will not affect the 2022 World Cup qualifiers in Africa as they have already been eliminated.
Matchday 5 programme

Group A

Wednesday 24 March 2021

16:00 Guinea / Mali
Chad / Namibia 0-3 forfeit

Group B

Wednesday 24 March 2021

13:00 Uganda / Burkina Faso

13:00 South Sudan / Malawi

Group C

Wednesday 24 March 2021

19:00 Sao Tome and Principe / Sudan

Thursday 25 March 2021

16:00 South Africa / Ghana

Group D

Thursday 25 March 2021

16:00 Gabon / DR Congo
16:00 Gambia / Angola

Group E

Friday 26 March 2021

13:00 Burundi / Central African Republic
19:00 Mauritania / Morocco

Group F

Wednesday 24 March 2021

13:00 Rwanda / Mozambique

Friday 26 March 2021

16:00 Cape Verde / Cameroon

Group G

Thursday 25 March 2021

13:00 Comoros / Togo
16:00 Kenya / Egypt

Group H

Thursday 25 March 2021

16:00 Botswana / Zimbabwe
19:00 Zambia / Algeria

Group I

Friday 26 March 2021

13:00 Eswatini / Guinea-Bissau

16:00 Congo / Senegal

Group J

Thursday 25 March 2021

19:00 Libya / Tunisia
19:00 Equatorial Guinea / Tanzania

Group K

Wednesday 25 March 2021

13:00 Ethiopia / Madagascar

Friday 26 March 2021

16:00 Niger / Ivory Coast

Group L

Saturday 27 March 2021

13:00 Lesotho / Sierra Leone
16:00 Benin / Nigeria