Head Coach Eric Chelle has unveiled a final squad of 23 home-based players who will represent Nigeria’s Super Eagles B at the 8th African Nations Championship (CHAN), scheduled to hold across Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda from 2nd to 30th August 2025.
The squad includes experienced players like team captain Junior Harrison Nduka, defender Sikiru Alimi, and prolific forward Godwin Obaje. Also making the cut are goalkeeper Henry Ozoemena Ani, defenders Sodiq Ismaila and Stephen Mayo Egbe, midfielders Hadi Haruna, Alex Oyowah, and forwards Anas Yusuf and Ijoma Anthony.
The team is set to depart Nigeria this evening aboard an Ethiopian Airlines flight for a second-phase training camp in Zanzibar, where they will prepare from 25th to 31st July before moving into official CHAN accommodation.
NFF Confirms Friendlies Before Tournament Kick-Off
To sharpen the squad, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has secured two warm-up matches against the Zanzibar Senior National Team — scheduled for Monday, 28th July and Thursday, 31st July.
The Super Eagles B, who were silver medallists in 2018 and bronze medallists in 2014, have been grouped in Group D alongside defending champions Senegal, Sudan, and Congo. Nigeria will open its CHAN campaign against Senegal at the Amman Stadium in Zanzibar, face Sudan at the same venue, and wrap up the group phase against Congo at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es Salaam.
The team has been in camp for weeks at the Remo Stars Sports Institute, Ikenne-Remo, Ogun State.
FULL SUPER EAGLES B SQUAD FOR 2025 CHAN
Goalkeepers:
- Henry Ozoemena Ani (Enyimba FC)
- Nurudeen Badmus (Kwara United)
- Lawal Mustapha (Shooting Stars)
Defenders:
- Sodiq Ismaila (Remo Stars)
- Bankole Afeez (Kwara United)
- Taiwo Abdulrafiu (Rivers United)
- Uzondu Harrison (Ikorodu City)
- Junior Harrison Nduka (Remo Stars)
- Ngengen Leonard (Ikorodu City)
- Steven Mayo Egbe (Rivers United)
Midfielders:
- Adedayo Olamilekan (Remo Stars)
- Hadi Haruna (Remo Stars)
- Otaniyi Taofik (Rivers United)
- Akanni Qudus (Remo Stars)
- Michael Tochukwu (Remo Stars)
- Alex Oyowah (Remo Stars)
Forwards:
- Anas Yusuf (Nasarawa United)
- Shola Adelani (Ikorodu City)
- Sikiru Alimi (Remo Stars)
- Temitope Vincent (Plateau United)
- Ijoma Anthony (Abia Warriors)
- Godwin Obaje (Rangers International)
- Jabbar Malik (Remo Stars)
Coach Eric Chelle assured fans that the squad, a mix of seasoned NPFL stars and promising young talents, is prepared to fight for honours and bring the trophy back to Nigeria.
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