Nigeria To Battle Senegal, Sudan In African Nations Championship

Nigeria will take on Senegal, Equatorial Guinea, and Sudan in Group D of the 2025 African Nations Championship (CHAN).

The field is now complete for the eighth edition of the African Nations Championship, earlier scheduled to take place in the month of February but rescheduled for 2nd – 30th August 2025.

Algeria and South Africa grabbed the two last qualifying slots and will both team up with joint-hosts Uganda, Niger Republic and Guinea in group C.

Nigeria will be up against Senegal, Equatorial Guinea and Sudan in group D, after Congo Brazzaville was thrown out following a protest lodged by Equatorial Guinea.

Joint-hosts Kenya head group A which also includes Morocco, Angola,Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia.

Kenya, and 2018 winners Morocco will clash in the opening match of the tournament.

Tanzania, another joint-host, head group B, and will battle Madagascar,Mauritania, Burkina Faso and Central African Republic – conquerors of Cameroon.

All five will fight for two slots in the knockout rounds.

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

Nigeria defeated Ghana 3-1 on aggregate to qualify for the competition and they will be hoping to go a step further after losing to Morocco in the final in 2018.

The Home based Eagles have reached the semifinals twice in their previous three appearances in the competition.