Super Eagles head coach, Eric Chelle, has announced a provisional list of 35 players of the Super Eagles B team ahead of the 8th edition of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) scheduled for August 2025.
The CHAN tournament, which is open exclusively to players active in their home countries’ domestic leagues, will be jointly hosted by Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania.
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Nigeria has been drawn into Group D alongside reigning champions Senegal, as well as Sudan and Congo.
A total of 19 nations are set to compete in the tournament.Below is the full provisional squad named by Chelle:
Goalkeepers: Henry Ani, Lawal Mustapha, Ebenezer Harcourt, Kayode Bankole, Nurudeen Badmus
Defenders: Bankole Afeez, Taiwo Abdulrafiu, Uzondu Harrison, Sodiq Ismaila, Waliu Ojewole, Ngengen Leonard, Ifeanyi Onyebuchi, Stephen Manyo Egbe, Junior Nduka, Mohammed Kabiru
Midfielders: Saviour Isaac, Musa Zayyad, Haddi Haruna, Adebayo Olamilekan, Adejoh Ojonugwa, Otaniyi Taofik, Papa Daniel Mustapha, Adam Aminu, Michael Tochukwu
Forwards: Shola Adelani, Sikiru Alimi, Temitope Vincent, Ijoma Anthony, Anas Yusuf, Adamu Abubakar, Atule Joseph, Ayomide Cole, Sunday Megwo, Aniekeme Okon, Godwin Obaje
Nigeria will begin preparations in the coming weeks, with the final squad to be trimmed before the team departs for the East African-hosted continental championship.
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