2009 African Nations Championship
| African Nations Championship Côte d'Ivoire 2009 |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Ivory Coast |
| Dates | 22 February – 8 March |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 DR Congo (1st title)
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| Runners-up |
 Ghana
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| Third place |
 Zambia
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| Fourth place |
 Senegal
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 30 (1.88 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Given Singuluma (5 goals) |
| Best player |
Tresor Mputu
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The 2009 African Nations Championship was the first edition of the African Nations Championship in football. The tournament took place in Ivory Coast from 22 February to 8 March 2009. Thirty countries attempted to qualify for the tournament.
Where two or more teams end the group stage with the same number of points, their ranking is determined by the following criteria:
All times given as local time (UTC+0)
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