Nigeria drawn in group D for 2025 African Nations Championship
Nigeria will compete in Group D of the 8th African Nations Championship (CHAN), now scheduled to take place from August 2 to 30, 2025, following the confirmation of the final qualifying teams, Algeria and South Africa. The Super Eagles B – silver medallists in the 2018 edition – have been drawn alongside Senegal, Equatorial Guinea, […]
Nigeria will compete in Group D of the 8th African Nations Championship (CHAN), now scheduled to take place from August 2 to 30, 2025, following the confirmation of the final qualifying teams, Algeria and South Africa.
The Super Eagles B – silver medallists in the 2018 edition – have been drawn alongside Senegal, Equatorial Guinea, and Sudan. The group was restructured after Congo Brazzaville was disqualified due to a successful protest filed by Equatorial Guinea.
Group C features joint-hosts Uganda, Niger Republic, Guinea, along with Algeria and South Africa, who sealed the last two available spots.
Originally slated for February, the tournament was rescheduled to August and will now be jointly hosted by Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania.
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Kenya will lead Group A, which includes 2018 champions Morocco, Angola, DR Congo, and Zambia. The tournament will kick off with a high-profile opener between Kenya and Morocco.
Meanwhile, Tanzania tops Group B, where they will contend with Madagascar, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, and the Central African Republic – the side that knocked out Cameroon during the qualifiers.
With the full field now confirmed, excitement builds for what promises to be a highly competitive CHAN 2025, as Nigeria eyes a maiden title after going close in recent editions.
Full CHAN 2025 Group Breakdown:
Group A: Kenya, Morocco, Angola, DR Congo, Zambia
Group B: Tanzania, Madagascar, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic
Group C: Uganda, Niger Republic, Guinea, Algeria, South Africa
Group D: Senegal, Equatorial Guinea, Sudan, Nigeria
Meanwhile, the final line-up for the 24th FIFA U-20 World Cup to be held in Chile from September 27 to October 19 is also complete.
Nigeria, who finished as runners-up in 1989 and 2005 and secured bronze in 1985, will be joined by Egypt, Morocco and South Africa as Africa’s representatives. Ghana, winners of the 1999 edition, did not qualify this year after losing to Egypt in the quarter-finals of the continental qualifiers.
Complete list of qualified nations for FIFA U-20 World Cup Chile 2025:
Chile (hosts), Nigeria, Egypt, Morocco, South Africa, Australia, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Korea Republic, France, Italy, Spain, Norway, Ukraine, USA, Mexico, Panama, Cuba, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, New Zealand, and New Caledonia.