Some Super Eagles players have expressed great enthusiasm and determination about making the final squad list ahead of the eighth African Nations Championship 2025.

A total of 28 players are now at the Super Eagles’ camp in Ikenne, Ogun, as the team continues to intensify preparations for the tournament.

Head Coach Eric Chelle had released a 35-man provisional list for the Super Eagles B squad on July 4, ahead of the championship.

The CHAN tournament, which is exclusive to players competing in their domestic leagues, will be hosted in August by Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.

Promise Efoghe, the Super Eagles media officer, said that the players were focused on giving their best and making the final team list, with a mix of excitement and pressure as they prepare for the tournament.

A cross-section of players who spoke after the team’s training session on Wednesday evening were quoted as saying that the training had been intense, as the expectations in camp were very high.

Nduka Junior of Remo Stars said the training sessions have been good, adding that the pressure in camp was high.

Aniekeme Okon of Rivers United stated that the players in camp were in high spirits and eager to showcase their abilities, as well as their technical and tactical prowess.

Leonard Ngenge of Ikorodu City expressed gratitude to God and his coach for the opportunity to showcase what he can offer the team.

Nigeria, CHAN runners-up in 2018, are placed in Group D of the 19-nation competition.

They are grouped alongside title holders Senegal, as well as Sudan and Congo.

The Super Eagles will face Senegal and Sudan at the Amman Stadium, located on Zanzibar Island.

Their final group game, against the Congo, will be played at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es Salaam.

(NAN)