The 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN), co-hosted by Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, has seen several continental football giants make early exits, defying expectations and setting the stage for surprising semifinal matchups.

• Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia, DR Congo, and Angola were eliminated before the quarterfinals.
• Hosts Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda topped their respective groups before painfully bowing out in the quarterfinals.
• The semifinals will feature Sudan against Madagascar, and Senegal (the defending champions) against Morocco, battling for a spot in the Nairobi final.