CHAN
Remo Stars’ trio, Bankole, Ezekiel Edidiong and Qudus Akanni make the cut to face Costa Rica World Cup
Head Coach Salisu Yusuf has picked Remo Stars goalkeeper Kayode Bankole, Ezekiel Edidiong and Qudus Akanni among the 18-man Nigerian squad to face Qatar 2022-bound Costa Rica in an international friendly in San Jose next week.
Also in the squad is utility player, Dominion Ohaka and midfielder Afeez Nosiru.
The Super Eagles will confront the Senior National Team of Costa Rica in a prestigious international friendly in the country’s capital on 9th November. NFF’s FIFA Match Agent, Jairo Pachon of Eurodata Sport told thenff.com that the three-time African champions have been invited to the central American nation as part of major activities to send forth the Los Ticos to the FIFA World Cup finals in Qatar.
Yusuf picked goalkeepers Bankole and Nathaniel Nwosu (U23 team first choice), defenders Daniel Bameyi, Chidiebere Nwobodo and Evans Ogbonda, midfielders Nosiru and Qudus Akanni and forwards Sunday Faleye and Edidiong Ezekiel, among others.
The game, scheduled for the National Stadium in San Jose, will kick off at 8pm Costa Rica time on Wednesday, 9th November (which is 3am, 10th November in Nigeria).
The Nigeria team has been training at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan for the past week, and is scheduled to fly out of the country to Costa Rica on Saturday, 5th November.
EAGLES FOR COSTA RICA
Kayode Bankole, Nathaniel Nwosu, Daniel Bameyi, Samuel Kalu, Chidiebere Nwobodo, Mustapha Jibrin, Evans Ogbonda, Afeez Nosiru, Samson Paul, Daniel Wotlai, Ezekiel Edidiong, Dominion Ohaka, Qudus Akanni, Shina Akinniran, Sunday Faleye, Jerry Alex, Isaiah Ejeh, Suleiman Garba
CHAN
Draw for African Nations Championship holds on Wednesday
The road to the African Nations Championship (CHAN) holding in East Africa will be mapped out next Wednesday. According to CAF, the 2024 Qualifiers draw will be conducted at 14h00 Cairo time (11h00 GMT).
Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania will host the tournament between 01 – 28 February 2025.
Ahead of the finals, two rounds of qualifiers will take place on a home and away basis.
The first round of qualifiers will be played on the weekend of 25 – 27 October and 01 – 03 November 2024, with the second round confirmed for 20 – 22 December and 27 – 29 December 2024.
Since its 2009 inception, the CHAN tournament has been an exceptional platform of showcasing the world-class talent and quality of African football as well as its ever-evoling landscape.
Algeria played host to the last edition of the tournament which drew thousands of supporters, millions of global audiences and digital engagement as a result of the rising popularity and quality of the tournament.
In line with CAF’s key objective of increasing the commercial strength of its competitions, the CHAN competition has also seen an increased rise in commercial value.
This has also been supported by CAF’s 60% increase in the tournament’s prize money that sees the winners walking away with $2 Million.
Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania’s hosting of the competition also serves as an opportunity for the three nations to fine-tune their preparations for the hosting of the Africa Cup of Nations 2027.
CAF will soon communicate details and procedures for the draw.
African Nations Championship Previous Winners:
- 2009 – DR Congo
- 2011 – Tunisia
- 2014 – Libya
- 2016 – DR Congo
- 2018 – Morocco
- 2020 – Morocco
- 2022 – Senegal
CHAN
CAF confirms Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania as CHAN 2024 Hosts
The Confédération of African Football, CAF has confirmed that Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania as co-host Nations of the Africa Nations Championship (CHAN). It will run from February 1 to 28 next year.
However, the host stadiums and training venues are yet to be confirmed. The qualifying series will begin on the weekend of 25-27 October 2024 and continue on November 1 to 13.
The Second Round of the Qualifiers will be played on 20-22 December and 27-27 December 2024.
The qualification slots for the tournament have been allocated as follows:
Zones WAFU A, WAFU B, UNAF, UNIFFAC, and COSAFA will each have three qualifying teams.
The CECAFA zone, which includes the three host countries, will receive an additional slot due to their automatic qualification as hosts. As a result, the total number of teams qualifying for the final tournament will be increased to 19 teams.
Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania will participate in the Qualifiers and in addition to their automatic qualification as hosts, the team achieving the best result in the CECAFA qualifiers will also advance to the final tournament. Senegal won the last edition held in Algeria last year.
CHAN
CAF Executive Committee approves CHAN 2024 Dates
Following the meeting of the Confédération Africaine de Football, CAF Executive Committee in Nairobi, Kenya on Monday, 16 September 2024, the CAF President Dr. Patrice Motsepe confirmed the dates of the African Nations Championship CHAN 2024 final tournament.
The African Nations Championship CHAN 2024 will be played between 01 – 28 February 2025.
The first round of Qualifiers will be played on the weekend of 25-27 October 2024.
CHAN is scheduled to be hosted in East Africa. CAF will communicate in due course stadiums and other venues to be used for the competition.
On Sunday, CAF President Dr Motsepe visited some of the venues in Kenya that are being prepared for CHAN.
While noting the progress made and the commitment of the Government of Kenya, Dr Motsepe said there was a need for everyone to work together with speed to ensure that all venues and facilities are ready for the Competition.
Senegal are the current champions of CHAN after they defeated hosts, Algeria two years ago in Algiers.
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