{"id":59897,"date":"2025-08-03T22:11:34","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T22:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/caf-explains-key-regulation-for-tournament"},"modified":"2025-08-03T22:30:58","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T22:30:58","slug":"caf-explains-key-regulation-for-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/caf-explains-key-regulation-for-tournament","title":{"rendered":"CAF Explains Key Regulation for Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>The Confe\u0301de\u0301ration Africaine de Football (CAF) can confirm the key regulations around the TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN), PAMOJA 2024 tournament when it comes to group play.<\/p>\n<p>The TotalEnergies CAF CHAN, PAMOJA 2024 features 19 teams, and will consist of four groups: three of them (Groups A, B, and C) will include five teams each, while Group D will have four teams.<\/p>\n<p>As always, ranking teams in the group stage follows a structured set of criteria. In the event of a tie between two teams:<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Priority will first be given to the result of the head-to-head match between them.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Then goal-difference across all group matches is considered.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Followed by the total number of goals scored in all group games.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 If teams remain level, Fair Play conduct comes into play, using a point deduction system:<\/p>\n<p>o 1 point for a yellow card<\/p>\n<p>o 3 points for two yellow cards in a match (red card)<\/p>\n<p>o 4 points for a direct red card<\/p>\n<p>o 5 points for a yellow card and a direct red card<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 If all else fails, a drawing of lots conducted by the Organizing Committee will determine the ranking.<\/p>\n<p>When more than two teams are tied, the ranking becomes more complex:<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Points gained in matches among the tied teams will be considered first, followed by goal difference and goals scored within that subset of matches.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 If two teams still cannot be separated after applying these criteria, the rules revert to comparing just those two teams again using the same steps.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 If no clear distinction can be made, then overall group performance, through goal difference, goals scored, and fair play points, will be used before a final drawing of lots.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the group phase, the top two teams from each group will progress to the Quarter-finals. These knockout matches will be paired as follows:<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Winner Group A vs Second Group B<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Winner Group B vs Second group A<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Winner Group C vs Second Group D<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Winner Group D vs Second Group C<\/p>\n<p>CAF Media<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Lesotho<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. The Confe\u0301de\u0301ration Africaine de Football (CAF) can confirm the key regulations around the TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN), PAMOJA 2024 tournament when it comes to group play. 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