The 2016 African Nations Championship final was a football match to determine the winners of the CHAN 2016 tournament and took place on 7 February 2016. The match contested by DR Congo and Mali at the Amahoro Stadium in Kigali. DR Congo won the match 3âÂÂ0, winning the title for the second time. DR Congo became the first nation to win the trophy twice, having won the inaugural CHAN tournament.
DR Congo appeared in their 3rd tournament, and their 2nd final. There previous best performance in the tournament was reaching the finals in 2009 and won that tournament. Mail was also making its 3rd appears in the tournament and their best performance in the tournament was in 2014 reaching the quarter-finals. DR Congo beat the host nation Rwanda 1âÂÂ2 (a.e.t.) in the quarter-finals and beat Guinea 5âÂÂ4 on Penalties after a 1âÂÂ1 in regulation time in the semi-finals. Mail beat Tunisia 2âÂÂ1 in the quarter-finals and beat Ivory Coast 1âÂÂ0 in the Semi-finals.