Of 16 countries participating in the 2nd edition of the CHAN Orange, West Africa presented 5. Namely Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Senegal, Niger and Mali. However, only Niger has been able to pass the first round, which also marked the end of its course. This counter performance of West African countries, the president of the Mauritanian Football Federation, Mohammed Boukhreiss, attributes it to the failure of the Union of West African Federation (WAFU). "This CHAN has shown us that the West Africa local football has failed. Because, apart from Niger, which was great, all other countries fell " noted Boukreiss. Also, the Mauritanian Federation President called for a restructuring of football of this regional institution.
 It is important to remember that the acting presidency of WAFU is assumed by the Beninese Anjorin Musharraf after the suspension for a period of three years of its president Amos Adamu. The Nigerian has been accused of corruption during the campaign for the designation of the host countries of the world 2018 and 2022.