CHAN: Home-based Eagles to face Senegal, Sudan, Congo

The Super Eagles of Nigeria team B have been drawn in Group D alongside Senegal, Sudan, and Congo Brazzaville for the African Nations Championship (CHAN) later this year. 

The draw for the eighth edition of the continental competition was held at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre in Nairobi on Wednesday.

Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda will jointly host the competition in August.

For the draw, 19 African countries are divided into four groups with five teams, except for Group D, which has four competitors.

Nigeria will face Senegal, the defending champions, and the rising powers of Sudan and Congo in the only group with four teams.

Kenya will play Morocco, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia in Group A, while Tanzania will battle Madagascar, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, and the Central African Republic in Group B.

Uganda will face Niger Republic, Guinea, and two unnamed wild card holders in group C. The wild card teams will be determined after the second qualification phase of the competition.

The top two teams from each group will proceed to the knock-out stage.

The competition was initially billed for February, but CAF postponed the event to give the host countries time to complete the necessary facilities for the competition.

The African Nations Championship (CHAN) is a biennial competition reserved exclusively for professional footballers playing in their country’s domestic leagues.

GROUP A: Kenya, Morocco, Angola, DR Congo, Zambia

 GROUP B: Tanzania, Madagascar, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic

 GROUP C: Uganda, Niger Republic, Guinea, Wild Card 2, Wild Card 1

 GROUP D: Senegal, Congo Brazzaville, Sudan, Nigeria