Tunisia Banned, CAF President Patrice Motsepe Praises CHAN Hosts Algeria for Tournament Progress

• CAF president Patrice Motsepe has encouraged Algeria to keep up the good work ahead of the 2022 Africa Nations Championship
• The North African country will host the tournament that has been beset by postponements
• Tunisia has been banned from participating in the event for having withdrawn from the last edition

CAF president Patrice Motsepe has praised Algeria for its ongoing preparations ahead of hosting the 2022 African Nations Championship (CHAN) next January.

Motsepe was speaking while on a visit to the country, taking time off from matters around the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations currently taking place in Morocco.

According to eNCA, he said:

"I inspected the infrastructure in the capital and was impressed. I will be back in September for the finals draw and also attend the opening match, the semi-finals and the final."

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Matches will take place in the capital Algiers as well as Annaba, Constantine and Oran. The competition is restricted to players currently playing either in their own countries or elsewhere on the continent.

Tunisia has been barred from entering this tournament, having pulled out at the last minute for the last edition - which took place in 2021 - citing a fixture congestion.

List of African Nations Championship winners:

2009 - Ivory Coast: Democratic Republic of Congo

2011 - Sudan: Tunisia

2014 - South Africa: Libya

2016 - Rwanda: Democratic Republic of Congo

2018 - Morocco: Morocco

2020: - Cameroon: Morocco

Zambia FA lodges complaint against referee Lydia Tafesse, demands WAFCON semifinal replay against Banyana

The Zambian Football Association is not letting the controversial 1-0 Women's Africa Cup of Nations semifinal loss by the Copper Queens to South Africa go.

As reported by Sports Brief, the country's football governing body has lodged a complaint against Ethiopian referee Lydia Tafesse, who awarded Banyana Banyana the controversial penalty. It also called for a replay of the match.

In 2019, CAF ordered a replay of the second leg of the Champions League final between Esperance and Wydad Casablanca after the latter walked off the pitch following a controversial VAR decision.