Head Coach Augustine Eguavoen has invited 35 players to the Super Eagles B team for the 2025 African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifying fixture against Ghana, Afrosport reports.
Eguavoen has called upon the Remo Stars duo of Ismail Sadiq and Sikiru Alimi, as well as Kano Pillars’ forward Zikifilu Rabiu and Enugu Rangers’ attacking midfielder Kazeem Ogunleye.
Akwa United’s Wisdom Ndom, Enugu Rangers’ Saviour Isaac, Nasarawa United’s Anas Yusuf and Abba Maigari of El-Kanemi Warriors are also on the list, with the players expected to resume camp on Tuesday, October 29, in Abuja.
The Super Eagles B will have a tough battle against Ghana, whom they will face over two legs, in a rematch of the last edition’s qualification rounds, which Ghana won on penalty shootout.
The first leg of the double-header is slated for the weekend of December 20 – 22, with the return fixture scheduled for a week later.
The winner of the two qualifiers will clinch a spot in next year’s edition of the CHAN tournament, which is reserved only for players playing in their country’s domestic League.
The CHAN 2025 tournament, which is the competition’s eighth edition is slated to take place from February 1–28, 2025, across Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
Full list of Super Eagles B invited players for CHAN 2025 Qualifiers
Goalkeepers: Ohisodumeya Osagie (Rivers United); Henry Ozomena (Enyimba FC); Mohammed Galadima (Nasarawa United).
Defenders: Wisdom Ndom (Akwa United); Stephen Mayo (Rivers United); Ifeanyi Onyebuchi (Enugu Rangers); Ismail Sadiq (Remo Stars); Yusuf Isa (Bayelsa United); Abba Maigari (El-Kanemi Warriors); Taiwo Abdulrafiu (Rivers United); Kabiru Mohammed (Kwara United); Junior Nduka (Remo Stars); Victor Collins (Nasarawa United); Abbas Usman (El-Kanemi Warriors).
Midfielders: Innocent Godwin (Abia Warriors); Jide Fatokun (Remo Stars); Musa Zayad (El-Kanemi Warriors); Saviour Isaac (Enugu Rangers); Eze Ekwutoziam (Enyimba FC); Aimufua Aisosa (Kwara United); Tochukwu Michael (Remo Stars); Ifeanyi Assurance (Lobi Stars); Kazeem Ogunleye (Enugu Rangers); Seth Mayi (Sunshine Stars); Stanley Oganbor (Lobi Stars); Meyiwa Oritseweyimi (Bendel Insurance); Toyeeb Gidado (Ikorodu City).
Forwards: Samuel Ayorinde (Shooting Stars); Anas Yusuf (Nasarawa United); Abdul Sanusi (El-Kanemi Warriors); Sikiru Alimi (Remo Stars); Abubakar Adamu (Plateau United); Rabiu Zikifilu (Kano Pillars); Temitope Vincent (Plateau United); Michael Enaruma (Bendel Insurance).
