Nigeria will be up against Senegal, Sudan and the Republic of Congo in group D of the 8th African Nations Championship, which has now been moved to August 2025, but with Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda still to jointly host. At the draw held inside the famous Kenyatta International Convention Centre in Nairobi on Wednesday evening, joint-hosts Kenya head group A …

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has fixed Wednesday, 15 January for the draw ceremony of the 2024 African Nations Championship just as Nigeria’s 26 home-based stars will begin camping on Monday (today) at the Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne ahead of the tournament. Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda, will host other African countries for the eighth edition of the tournament …

Nigeria’s home-based Super Eagles ended their six-year African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualification drought in style, defeating arch-rivals Ghana 3-1 at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo on Saturday to secure their place in the 2025 tournament. Following a goalless first leg in Accra, the Super Eagles B produced a spectacular first-half performance, with Remo Stars’ duo Sodiq Ismail and Nduka …

Nigeria has named a 32-man roster for the second phase of their training camp ahead of the anticipated two-legged African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifying fixture against archrivals Ghana in December. Most players have received notification of their invitation and will join the Super Eagles B, with some of the latest additions including Remo Stars’ goalkeeper Kayode Bankole, Suur Kumaga of …

Super Eagles interim handler Augustine Eguavoen says more players will be called up to the team, preparatory to their two-legged Africa Nations Championship qualifying fixture against Ghana. “This is not the final squad. There are some players we are still looking at. We have a pool of a lot of players. Next week, some will come back, and others will …

Super Eagles B players are expected to regroup next week to continue their preparation for the 2025 African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifying two-legged fixture against Ghana scheduled for December. The team had its first training session in Abuja on Wednesday and concluded training for the week on Thursday before the players returned to their respective clubs for the weekend’s Nigeria …

Super Eagles head coach, Augustine Eguavoen has called to camp Remo Stars’ wing-back Ismail Sadiq, Kano Pillars’ forward Zikifilu Rabiu and Rangers’ attacking midfielder Kazeem Ogunleye, among a list of 35 players of Super Eagles B for the 2025 African Nations Championship qualifying fixture against Ghana. The first leg of the fixture, which is a reminder of the qualification series for …

The eighth African Nations Championships will be held from 1 to 28 February in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Patrice Motsepe said Monday. The biennial Aifrican Nations Championships (CHAN) is restricted to locally-based players, ruling out big name footballers who move to Europe. It will be the first time East Africa hosts a continental football …