Nigeria Drawn Against Champions Senegal, Others in Tough CHAN 2024 Group D
- CAF have conducted the draws for the 2024 African Nations Championship scheduled for August 2025
- Nigeria have been handed a tough draw in Group D alongside defending champions Senegal and two other nations
- CAF announced yesterday it had postponed the tournament scheduled for February 1-28, 2025, to August the same year
The Super Eagles team B, popularly referred to as CHAN Eagles, have been handed a tough draw for the 2024 African Nations Championship later this year.
CHAN 2024 will be hosted by three East African countries: Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya. It was initially scheduled for February 1-28 but was postponed until August.
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CAF went ahead with the draw as scheduled in Nairobi, Kenya, despite the postponement of the tournament to a later date in 2025 to allow more time for preparation.
Nigeria have been drawn in Group D alongside defending champions Senegal, Congo and Sudan as they return to the tournament for the first time since 2018.
As noted by CAF Online, 17 out of the 19 participating teams have qualified. Two teams will emerge from the remaining qualifiers among Algeria, Comoros, Gambia, Malawi, Egypt, South Africa and Gabon to fill the slots in the draw for Qualifier 1 and Qualifier 2.
Full Grouping
GROUP A: Kenya, Morocco, Angola, DR Congo, Zambia
GROUP B: Tanzania, Madagascar, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic
GROUP C: Uganda, Niger, Guinea, Qualifier 1, Qualifier 2
GROUP D: Senegal, Congo, Sudan, Nigeria
CAF also launched a new CHAN trophy, which is a masterpiece! It features 54 lines symbolising Africa’s unity and a map of the continent at its core—a bold statement for a competition that celebrates its local talent.
The federation announced an increase in the prize money, which was the talk of the town! The CHAN winners will take home $3.5 million, a 75% increase from the previous edition, while the total prize pool now stands at $10.4 million. This investment underscores the tournament’s importance in developing African-based players.
CHAN has had seven previous editions, with Morocco and the Democratic Republic of Congo winning the trophy twice before, along with Tunisia, Libya and defending champions Senegal winning once.
The Eagles, who were already camping in Ikenne, played a preparation match against Nigerian Premier Football League side Sunshine Stars and won 3-2.
As noted by 54FootballX, New Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle was in attendance as Isaac Saviour, Anas Yusuf, and Ikouwem Utin got on the scoresheet for the national team.
Fatokun explains Ghana’s weakness
Legit.ng reported that Jide Fatokun explained how Nigeria exploited Ghana's weakness to defeat their rivals 3-1 in the second leg of their CHAN qualifier at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo.
The first leg ended 0-0 in Accra, but the Super Eagles B sealed their qualification with three goals within the first 23 minutes of the second leg, and took their foot off the pedal, with their visitors getting one back in the second half.
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