The home-based Super Eagles team has been drawn against Ghana in the CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2024 qualifiers.
The draw which held in Cairo Egypt on Wednesday pitched the West African bitter rivals against each other, meaning only one of them can make it to the tournament.
Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania will host the uniquely designed CAF competition that is reserved for players plying their trade in their respective countries between 01 – 28 February 2025.
A total of 40 nations engaged in the draw to determine the first of two rounds of qualifiers to determine the final teams that will qualify for the eighth edition of the tournament.
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.
Three nations qualify for the tournament from each zone except the East, where one country qualifies with co-hosts Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
Finals to be played from Feb 1-28, 2025 in Nairobi, Dar es Salaam and Kampala
North region
Libya, Morocco, Tunisia qualify automatically
West A region
1st rd
Sierra Leone v Liberia
2nd rd
Sierra Leone or Liberia v Senegal (holders)
Mauritania v Mali
Guinea v Guinea-Bissau
West B region
1st rd
Togo v Benin
2nd rd
Togo or Benin v Niger
Ivory Coast v Burkina Faso
Ghana v Nigeria
Central region
2nd rd
Equatorial Guinea v Congo Brazzaville
Central African Republic v Cameroon
Chad v Democratic Republic of Congo
East region
1st rd
Burundi v Somalia
Ethiopia v Eritrea
Sudan v Tanzania (co-hosts)
South Sudan v Kenya (co-hosts)
Djibouti v Rwanda
2nd rd
Burundi or Somalia v Uganda (co-hosts)
Ethiopia or Eritrea v Sudan or Tanzania
South Sudan or Kenya v Djibouti or Rwanda
South region
1st rd
Zimbabwe v Eswatini
Lesotho v Namibia
2nd rd
Zimbabwe or Eswatini v Madagascar
Lesotho or Namibia v Angola
Mozambique v Zambia
