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2024 African Nations Championship final

Event	2024 African Nations Championship
Madagascar Morocco 2 3
Date	30 August 2025
Venue	Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani
Man of the Match	Oussama Lamlioui (Morocco)
Referee	Abdou Abdel Mefire
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The 2024 African Nations Championship final was a football match to determine the winners of the 2024 African Nations Championship, the 8th and final edition of the tournament. It was held on 30 August 2025 at the Moi International Sports Centre in Kasarani, Kenya, between Madagascar and Morocco.

Morocco beat Madagascar 3-2, claiming their third CHAN title in six years. This also made them the most successful team in the history of the tournament, one better than DR Congo's two titles. Despite losing, Madagascar's underdog performance throughout the tournament was subject of praise, as they reached the first major continental final in their history.

Four months later in December 2025 the Confederation of African Football announced the cancellation of the competition, to be replaced by the African Nations League.

The Moi International Sports Centre is a multi-purpose stadium in Kasarani, Kenya. It has hosted a variety of clubs and events, including domestic football teams Mathare United F.C. and Tusker F.C., the Kenyan national football team, and the Safari Sevens rugby tournament.

In 2024 the stadium was closed for renovations to prepare it for CHAN 2024 and the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations. It had its capacity reduced to 55,000, a larger roof installed, enhanced flood lighting upgraded to 3,000 Lux, video assistant referee cameras installed, and various upgrades to areas in the stadium.

Going into the tournament, Morocco were joint with DR Congo for the most successful team in the tournaments' history. They had won back-to-back editions in 2018 and 2020 but were unable to defend their title in 2022, withdrawing due to diplomatic tensions with host nation Algeria. They were also the strongest team in Africa at the time, ranked 14^th in the world.

In contrast, Madagascar were underdogs. Not a historically strong team, they built momentum in recent years having reached the quarter-finals of their first-ever Africa Cup of Nations in 2019 despite being among the six worst teams on the continent, being labelled the "surprise of the tournament" and a "modern fairytale". In CHAN 2024 their success was also a surprise - it was only their second CHAN appearance after a reaching the quarter-finals in 2022, and their first in a major continental final. They were ranked 116^th in the world at the time, 102 places below Morocco.

Madagascar		Round	Morocco
Opponents	Result	Group stage	Opponents	Result
Mauritania	0–0	Match 1	Angola	2–0
Tanzania	1–2	Match 2	Kenya	0–1
Central African Republic	2–0	Match 3	Zambia	3–1
Burkina Faso	2–1	Match 4	DR Congo	3–1
Group B Runner-Up Pos Team Pld Pts 1  Tanzania (H) 4 10 2  Madagascar 4 7 3  Mauritania 4 7 4  Burkina Faso 4 3 5  Central African Republic 4 1 Source: (H) Hosts		Final standings	Group A Runner-Up Pos Team Pld Pts 1  Kenya (H) 4 10 2  Morocco 4 9 3  DR Congo 4 6 4  Angola 4 4 5  Zambia 4 0 Source: (H) Hosts
Opponents	Result	Knockout stage	Opponents	Result
Kenya	1–1 (4-3 p)	Quarter-finals	Tanzania	1–0
Sudan	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Semi-finals	Senegal	1–1 (5-3 p)

The first big chance of the game fell for Morocco, when tournament top scorer Oussama Lamlioui went through one-on-one against Michel Ramandimbisoa but skimmed the outside of the post with a side-footed effort. Shortly after, Madagascar's Félicité Manohantsoa put the underdogs ahead in the 9^th minute with a spectacular half volley from 25 yards out, looping the ball over the head of El Mehdi Al Harrar into the top-left corner. Their lead was short-lived however, as 18 minutes later in 27^th minute Youssef Mehri headed home a cross from Khalid Baba. Morocco then took the lead in 44^th with Oussama Lamlioui poking in a deflected cross at the back post.

Madagascar coach Romuald Rakotondrabe made three changes at half-time, bringing on Toky Rakotondraibe in the process. Midway through the second-half in 68^th, Madagascar captain Tony Randriamanampisoa chipped an optimistic ball into the centre of the pitch which was flicked on by first-half goalscorer Félicité Manohantsoa. Substitute Rakotondraibe pounced on the header and poked in a clever finish from inside the box, equalising the game again against the run of play.

There was still more drama to be had. With just 10 minutes left of normal time, Oussama Lamlioui outmuscled Mamisoa Rakotoson to a loose bouncing ball in midfield. Spotting Madagascar goalkeeper Michel Ramandimbisoa off of his line, Lamlioui struck the ball on the half-volley from forty yards out, looping it into the goal and restoring Morocco's lead. Despite some late Malagasy pressure, Morocco held on to claim their third title.

30 August 2025 (2025-08-30)

17:00 EAT

Madagascar	2-3	Morocco
Manohantsoa 9' Rakotondraibe 68'	Report	Mehri 27' Lamlioui 44', 80'

Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani

Referee: Abdou Abdel Mefire (Cameroon)

Madagascar

Morocco

GK 1 Michel Ramandimbisoa RB 4 Tony Randriamanampisoa (c) CB 3 Toky Randrianirina CB 5 Hajatiana Ratsimbazafy LB 20 Bono Randriamirehitra DM 8 Lalaina Rafanomezantsoa RM 7 Patrick Randrianantenaina  30'  46' CM 2 Nicolas Randriamanampisoa  46' LM 13 Mika Razafimahatana  46' CF 7 Félicité Manohantsoa  29' CF 17 Jean Luc Ranaivoson Substitutions: MF 10 Arohasina Andrianarimanana  46' FW 20 Toky Rakotondraibe  46' MF 25 Mamisoa Rakotoson  46' MF 12 Onjaniaina Hasinirina  86' MF 11 Ryan Rajaonarivelo  90+2' Manager: Romuald Rakotondrabe

GK 1 El Mehdi Al Harrar RB 7 Mohamed Boulacsout CB 4 Marouane Louadni CB 3 Anas Bach LB 17 Youssef Belammari  17' DM 5 Ayoub Khairi  90' LM 10 Mohamed Rabie Hrimat (c) RM 10 Sabir Bougrine  79' RF 21 Youssef Mehri  86' CF 9 Oussama Lamlioui  82'  90' LF 26 Khalid Baba  79' Substitutions: FW 16 Salah-Eddine Errahouli  79' MF 8 Khalid Ait Ouarkhane  79' DF 16 Mohamed Moufid  86'  90+3' MF 8 Amine Souane  90' DF 8 Bouchaib Arrassi  90' Manager: Tarik Sektioui

With two goals in the final, Oussama Lamlioui won the tournaments' golden boot with a total of six goals. Morocco captain Mohamed Rabie Hrimat won the Best Player award for his leadership throughout the competition.

This victory gave Morocco its third title and made it the most successful team in the history of the tournament, one better than DR Congo's two titles. Morocco's manager Tarik Sektioui was nominated for the 2025 CAF Coach of the Year in recognition of the achievement. Despite losing, Madagascar were praised for their underdog performance in reaching the first major continental final in their history, and their coach Romuald Rakotondrabe was also nominated for the 2025 CAF Coach of the Year award.

In December 2025, four months after the tournaments' conclusion, the Confederation of African Football announced that the 2024 edition would be the last CHAN tournament, and it was to be replaced by the African Nations League beginning in 2029.

• 2024 African Nations Championship