TANZANIA has been placed in Group B of the Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) 2024, a tournament for home-based players, scheduled for August this year.

The tournament will be co-hosted by three East African countries: Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania.

Group B will consist of Tanzania, Mauritania, Madagascar, Burkina Faso, and the Central African Republic. 

In the final draw held Wednesday, Taifa Stars (Tanzania's national team) found themselves in a group where none of the other teams have ever reached the finals of the competition.

Madagascar is the only team in the group with prior success in the tournament, having finished third in the 2022 CHAN finals. 

Mauritania's best achievement in this competition was reaching the quarter-finals in 2022, while both Taifa Stars (Tanzania) and Burkina Faso have only ever reached the group stage. 

The weakest team in the group is the Central African Republic, which is participating in the CHAN finals for the first time.

Co-host Kenya, who will be making their debut in the CHAN tournament, have been placed in Group A in what many consider the "Group of Death." 

They will face two-time champions Morocco, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Zambia.

This year's tournament will have four groups. The first three groups (A, B, and C) will each have five teams, while Group D will have four teams.

The 2024 CHAN finals will be the third time that Taifa Stars (Tanzania) have participated, having also competed in the 2009 and 2020 finals, where they were eliminated in the group stage each time. 

In the 2009 finals, Tanzania finished third in their group after collecting four points in three matches. 

They started with a 1-0 loss to Senegal, then secured a 1-0 victory against Ivory Coast, and the final match ended in a 1-1 draw with Zambia.

In the 2020 CHAN finals, Tanzania again finished third with four points, losing to Zambia 2-0, then defeating Namibia 1-0, with their final match also ending in a draw.

The 2024 CHAN features 19 teams across four groups, with Groups A, B, and C comprising five teams each, while Group D has four.

The top teams from each group will advance to the quarterfinals, setting the stage for intense competition.

Full Draw:

·         Group A: Kenya, Morocco, Angola, DRC, Zambia

·         Group B: Tanzania, Madagascar, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, CAR

·         Group C: Uganda, Niger, Guinea, Q2, Q1

·         Group D: Senegal, Congo, Sudan, Nigeria