Super Eagles B captain, Nduka Junior, is confident that his team’s impressive 3-1 win over Ghana will significantly raise the players’ profiles as they prepare for the 2025 African Nations Championship (CHAN).
Nduka, 21, who contributed a goal and an assist in the decisive match, played a pivotal role in securing a 3-1 aggregate victory that ensured Nigeria’s qualification for the tournament.
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Reflecting on the win, Nduka expressed his delight not just for the victory, but for breaking Nigeria’s recent losing streak against Ghana.
“I’m happy we qualified, not just for winning the game, but for qualifying,” he said in an exclusive interview with ACLSports.
This victory means Nigeria will return to the CHAN tournament for the first time in six years, having last participated in 2018 when Morocco hosted and won the competition.
“I’m also happy we broke the Ghana jinx. They had beaten us in the past two qualifiers, and we felt this shouldn’t happen again, especially on our home soil in Nigeria. We gave them the same bitter pill they gave us in the last two meetings.”
The Super Eagles’ qualification marks their fourth appearance in the tournament, and Rabiu Ali is the only player remaining from the 2018 squad, with all of the team representing Nigeria for the first time.
The home based eagles were led by Daniel Ogunmodede of Remo Stars and assisted by Fidelis Ilechukwu of Rangers, will join 15 other African nations at the eighth edition of CHAN.
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The tournament will be co-hosted by Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda in February 2025.
