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Senegal to face resurgent Nigeria, Sudan in Chan 2025 tournament

football15 January 2025 20:49| © AFP
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Holders Senegal will face a resurgent Nigeria and Sudan in Group D of the rescheduled African Nations Championship (Chan) being co-hosted by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda in August.

The biennial tournament, reserved for players featuring in their respective domestic leagues, has been pushed back by six months to give the three countries more time to complete building and upgrading the stadium facilities.

Senegalese coach Souleymane Diallo said the first match will be important for the Lions of Teranga, and his players were well aware of what is at stake in the tournament.

"We will have to approach it (the first game) with a very good state of mind, a very good mentality, but above all an African mentality which consists of being serene first and identifying the obstacles we need to tackle," Diallo told Cafonline.com.

Nigeria, who will be led by new coach Eric Chelle from Mali, will be making a return after an eight-year hiatus after eliminating regional arch-rivals Ghana in the second round qualiying competition.

Congo, who have twice reached the quarterfinals in 2018 and 2020 complete the only four-team group. Kenya will make their debut.

The Harambee Stars are drawn in Group A alongside two-time champions and 2022 World Cup semifinalists Morocco, DR Congo, Angola and Zambia.

Group B features Tanzania, Madagascar, Mauritania, Burkina Faso and Central African Republic.

Fellow co-hosts Uganda play in Group C together with Niger, Guinea and two as yet unknown qualifiers.

Group A: Kenya (hosts}, Morocco, Angola, DR Congo, Zambia

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

Group C: Uganda, Niger, Guinea, Q2, Q1

Group D: Senegal, Congo, Sudan, Nigeria

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