djvandyke Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 I know you guys are pretty ignorant about African football but the finals of a major international tournament called the African Nations Championship (CHAN), is currently being played in Ivory Coast. It is completely separate from the African Cup of Nations and exclusively featuring players who are active in their own national championship and qualified to play the ongoing season giving home based players the opportunity to represent their country. CHAN has regional qualifying rounds and is being held very two years. Please check out the following link to the full competition regulations on the official CAF website. http://www.cafonline.com/competition/african-nations-championship_2009/regulations The Wiki is also not bad for a brief summery. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Championship_of_Nations Latest CHAN news from BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/7913380.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/7910987.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/7801194.stm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yonezzz Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Oops, misread... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
djvandyke Posted February 28, 2009 Author Share Posted February 28, 2009 Claiming that an organisation is ignorant on a particular topic is not an insult. The Football Manager series demonstrates a lack of in depth knowledge of African football, I’m not insulting anyone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annihilator666 Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 There's also a European version of this that isn't in the game... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crpls Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Without more African leagues in the game, I can't imagine this will be implemented, though it can't hurt to bring it up nonetheless. I do think it's a good idea for a competition IRL. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
djvandyke Posted March 3, 2009 Author Share Posted March 3, 2009 CAF director of communications Suleiman Habuba reports that CAF has agreed to increase the number of the teams in the CHAN to 16 from the next edition in Sudan [2011]. This is fast becoming a major tournement. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/7916795.stm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the toon Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 it would also be a fantastic place to scoop some potentially great prospects for pittens Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike7077 Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Given that only African players take part, I think a level of research would be required that hasn't yet taken place. If SI expanded the game to include more playable African leagues, more research would be done and they'd probably implement this competition. Seems unlikely at the moment while the research isn't there and pretty much the whole continent is unplayable. Personally, I would advocate adding some more African leagues beyond South Africa if possible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GillsMan Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 While I'm a fan of African football on an international level, I'll admit to being fairly ignorant about club football. So while I've little interest in seeing the Senegalese league, or even the Nigerian league, for example, added, I would like to see CHAN included. That said, I think SI would need to recruit more volunteer researches first, and that's often easier said than done. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike7077 Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 I would love the chance to manage in Egypt or Tunisia. Clubs like Zamalek, Al-Ahly or Esperance Tunis spring to mind. Huge clubs on the continent who I would love the chance to manage. Nigeria, Ghana and Ivory Coast all have a certain appeal to me. But, of course, SI can't commit to adding swathes of a new continent to the game just because of what I want! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
djvandyke Posted March 3, 2009 Author Share Posted March 3, 2009 Given that only African players take part, I think a level of research would be required that hasn't yet taken place. If SI expanded the game to include more playable African leagues, more research would be done and they'd probably implement this competition. Seems unlikely at the moment while the research isn't there and pretty much the whole continent is unplayable.Personally, I would advocate adding some more African leagues beyond South Africa if possible. There are plenty of domestic based players in the database for all the major african nations. I use a retain players DDT for all the top clubs in every nation to improve the international setup and have found my games it to be very balanced. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
djvandyke Posted March 3, 2009 Author Share Posted March 3, 2009 it would also be a fantastic place to scoop some potentially great prospects for pittens Indeed, Africa is a a huge market of footballing talent in the real world but massively neglected in the game. There is some real talent on display at the CHAN this year, it will become a stampede of scouts like the African Nations Cup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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