Super Eagles’ Head Coach, Augustine Eguavoen has invited a total of 30 players to camp as the Nigeria Football Federation reaffirms its commitment to ensuring the qualification of the Super Eagles B for next year’s African Nations Championship finals.

The 8th edition of the continental championship – reserved exclusively for footballers plying their trade with clubs in their country’s domestic leagues and possessing standard contracts – is scheduled to run through February 2025 in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania.

Kano Pillars’ evergreen midfielder, Rabiu Ali, who has scored eight goals this season, is among the players called up, alongside Remo Stars’ goalkeeper Kayode Bankole, Rivers United defender Steven Mayo, and Abia Warriors’ exciting forward Sunday Megwo.

Also included are Enyimba FC goalkeeper Henry Ozoemena, Remo Stars’ wing-back Ismail Sadiq, Enugu Rangers’ midfield ace Kazeem Ogunleye, and Nasarawa United forward Anas Yusuf.

Victor Collins, the Nasarawa United defender who was called up for last month’s 2025 AFCON qualifying matches against Benin Republic and Rwanda, and Plateau United’s Adamu Abubakar, have also been named in the squad.

All the invited players have been instructed to arrive at the Remo Stars Sports Institute, Ikenne-Remo, Ogun State, on Wednesday, 4th December 2024. The team will train ahead of the first leg of the qualification fixture against Ghana’s Black Stars B, scheduled to take place at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday, 22nd December. The second leg will be held at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo, on Saturday, 28th December.

Ghana has historically been a challenging opponent for Nigeria in this competition, having prevented the Super Eagles B from reaching the African Nations Championship finals in 2009 and 2023. In the qualifiers for the inaugural edition hosted by Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria took a 2-0 lead in the first half of the opening leg in Accra, only to concede three goals in the second half. The return leg in Calabar ended in a goalless draw. In the qualifiers for the last edition hosted by Algeria, Ghana won 2-0 at home, lost 2-0 in Abuja, and ultimately triumphed after a penalty shootout at the MKO Abiola National Stadium.

30 Players for Super Eagles B Camping in Ikenne-Remo

Goalkeepers:
Henry Ozoemena (Enyimba FC), Kayode Bankole (Remo Stars), Nurudeen Badmus (Kwara United)

Defenders:
Ismail Sadiq (Remo Stars), Waliu Ojewole (Ikorodu City), Imo Obot (Enyimba FC), Taiwo Abdulrafiu (Rivers United), Junior Nduka (Remo Stars), Victor Collins (Nasarawa United), Ifeanyi Onyebuchi (Rangers International), Steven Mayo (Rivers United)

Midfielders:
Jide Fatokun (Remo Stars), Rabiu Ali (Kano Pillars), Saviour Isaac (Rangers International), Musa Zayyad (El-Kanemi Warriors), Emmanuel Ogbole (Kwara United), Papa Daniel Mustapha (Niger Tornadoes), Kazeem Ogunleye (Rangers International)

Forwards:
Forwards: Anas Yusuf (Nasarawa United); Adamu Abubakar (Plateau United); Osy Martins (Lobi Stars); Sikiru Alimi (Remo Stars); Temitope Vincent (Plateau United); Samuel Ogunleye (3SC); Abiam Nelson (Kano Pillars); Meyiwa Oritseweyimi (Bendel Insurance); Ngbemena Ikechukwu (Heartland FC); Sunday Megwo (Abia Warriors); Umar Al-Amin Ibrahim (El-Kanemi Warriors); Adams Aminu Sani (Kano Pillars)