Super Eagles camp opens in Ikenne with 21 players ahead of CHAN 2025

No fewer than 21 players have arrived at the Super Eagles camp in Ikenne-Remo, Ogun State, as the team kicked off preparations for the 8th African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2025.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Head Coach Eric Chelle earlier released a 35-man provisional list for the Super Eagles B squad ahead of the tournament. The team’s media officer, Promise Efoghe, confirmed that the CHAN Eagles’ camp opened on Monday at the Remo Stars Sports Institute, with 21 players taking part in the first training session.

According to him, the evening training started by 7 p.m. under floodlights, with 14 other invited players expected to join the camp on Tuesday.

Among the early arrivals were Nduka Junior (Remo Stars), Harrison Austin (Ikorodu City FC), Lawal Mustapha (Shooting Stars), Abdulrafiu Taiwo (Rivers United), and Temitope Vincent (Plateau United). Others included Adedayo Olanipekun (Remo Stars), Shola (Ikorodu City), Nurudeen Badmos (Kwara United), Sadiq Ismail (Remo Stars), and Taofeek Otaniyi (Rivers United).

Also present were Kayode Bankole (Remo Stars), Ani Henry (Rivers United), Egbe Stephen (Rivers United), Atule Joseph (Enyimba FC), Tochukwu Michael (Remo Stars), Aniekeme Okon (Rivers United), Ayomide Cole (Ikorodu City FC), Sikiru Alimi (Remo Stars), Afeez Bankole (Kwara United), Leonard Ngenge (Ikorodu City FC), and Hadi Haruna (Remo Stars).

Nigeria, who finished as runners-up in the 2018 edition of the competition, are placed in Group D for the 19-nation championship. They will battle defending champions Senegal, Sudan, and Congo. The Super Eagles will play Senegal and Sudan at the Amman Stadium on Zanzibar Island, while their final group match against Congo will hold at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es Salaam.