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Quote: Khartoum, Sudan - The 2011 African Nations Championship (CHAN) starting in Sudan Friday is being seen by the country's football authorities as its ticket to organising bigger tournaments in future, hence the need to make it a success, according to the Director of Sudan Football Association, Dr. Moaatesem Gaafar. Gaafar assured, therefore, that the country would make the 4-25 Feb.a success. The second edition of the tournament, reserved exclusively for players in the continent's domestic leagues, opens later Friday with a match between host Sudan and Gabon. Teams that will participate in the tournament are Algeria, Tunisia, Mali, Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Cameroon, Gabon, DR Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, South Africa, Angola, Zimbabwe and host Sudan. Gaafar added Sudan was one of the countries that founded African soccer governing body, CAF, with a long record in the African football, and it must make a success of the CHAN. "It has been a long time since our last time to host CAF events, so it was necessary to return to our ordinary place and I think this tournament will be the beginning for hosting more important football events in the near future," the director said. He assured that the football association had provided all available facilities to ensure a successful tournament, starting from the infrastructure. "The country provide us with the support needed as the airport where we made an office for all deputies who are coming for this event and we facilitate all process for the country entry. ''We also made some modification to all stadiums that host the tournament games as Al-Hilal, Al-Mariekh and Port-Sudan. We provided all communications and transportation for media and authorized deputies. In addition to the modern hotels to host all guests. ''We provide all these to make a successful tournament. We also work on new world class stadiums that will be ready next year to host other events," Gaafar told Cafonline, CAF's official website.