The CHAN tournament differs from the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in one major way, restricting team squads only to players currently plying their trade in their home country's domestic league. Therefore, for example, Riyad Mahrez is not eligible to play for Algeria, since he plays for Manchester City in England and not for an Algerian domestic club. The first CHAN tournament in 2009 featured just eight teams. However, the competition has since expanded to 16 in 2011 and now 18 for the current edition (prior to Morocco's withdrawal). CHAN 2023 live stream, TV channel Global TV network beIN Sports and African network SuperSport (sub-Saharan region) hold the rights to the 2023 CHAN tournament, and will be broadcasting games in all territories where they can be accessed. Fans in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, and the United States can watch the tournament on beIN Sports channels.
Quarterfinals Date Time (GMT / ET) Match Fri, Jan. 27 16:00 / 11:00 QF1: Algeria vs. Ivory Coast 19:00 / 14:00 QF2: Senegal vs. Mauritania Sat, Jan. 28 QF3: Madagascar vs. Mozambique QF4: Niger vs. Ghana Why is Morocco not at CHAN 2023? Although the Moroccan team was at the Rabat airport as late as January 13, the green light to fly into Algeria was never granted and the team did not pursue other travel options that would have circumvented the travel ban.