All eyes on CHAN Eagles as camp opens in Ikenne
06 January 2025 |
4:00 am
The focus of many Nigerian football fans is on Remo Stars Sports Institute in Ikenne-Remo, Ogun State, where 26 players of the Super Eagles B team will commence preparations for the 8th African Nations Championship (CHAN) today.
The focus of many Nigerian football fans is on Remo Stars Sports Institute in Ikenne-Remo, Ogun State, where 26 players of the Super Eagles B team will commence preparations for the 8th African Nations Championship (CHAN) today.
It is a closed-camping exercise that enables the players and their officials to concentrate.
The Super Eagles B secured their spot in the tournament with a historic qualification, overcoming Ghana’s Black Galaxies for the first time in the series.
After a goalless first-leg match in Accra, Nigeria sealed their place with a convincing 3-1 victory in Uyo last week.
Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda will jointly host this year’s CHAN from February 1 to 28. This championship will allow the three nations to showcase their facilities and operational readiness ahead of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, which they are also slated to co-host.
The 2025 CHAN tournament will feature 18 teams, including the three host nations, Nigeria, Morocco, Guinea, Senegal, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Niger Republic, Congo, Sudan, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia, Angola, and Madagascar.
After failing to appear in six years, the Super Eagles team B, under the guidance of Coach Daniel Ogunmodede, have vowed to make a bold statement this time.
Prominent names on the list released by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) include team captain Nduka Harrison Junior, goalkeeper Henry Ozoemena, defenders Sadiq Ismail and Ifeanyi Onyebuchi, midfielder Saviour Isaac, and forward Sikiru Alimi.
Other invitees are goalkeeper Kayode Bankole, defenders Imo Obot and Stephen Manyo, midfielders Musa Zayyad, Rabiu Ali, and Papa Daniel Mustapha, and forwards Adamu Abubakar and Emmanuel Ogbole.
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