Coach Austin Eguavoen has invited 35 players, including Remo Stars’ Ismail Sadiq, Kano Pillars’ Zikifilu Rabiu and Enugu Rangers’ Kazeem Ogunleye, to the Super Eagles B squad for the 2025 African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifying tie against Ghana.
The first leg of the tie is billed for the weekend of December 20 to December 22, with the return leg a week later.
Nigeria and Ghana also met in the qualifiers for the last edition of the competition, with the Black Stars advancing Ghana on penalties.
The winners over two legs will advance at the eighth edition of the competition exclusively reserved for footballers plying their trade in their country’s domestic leagues.
The tournament will be jointly hosted by Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania from February 1 to February 28, 2025.
Akwa United’s Wisdom Ndom, Enugu Rangers’ Saviour Isaac, Anas Yusuf of Nasarawa United and El-Kanemi Warriors’ Abba Maigari are also invited to the camp that will open in Abuja on Tuesday, according to the Nigeria Football Federation.
ALL THE INVITED PLAYERS:
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)
