The Nigeria A' national football team is the local national football team of Nigeria and is open only to indigenous domestic league players. The team represents Nigeria at the WAFU Nations Cup and the African Nations Championship and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation. They are also known as the CHAN Eagles.
| Nickname(s) | CHAN Eagles | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Nigeria Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Gernot Rohr | ||
| Home stadium | Agege Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | NGA | ||
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| African Nations Championship | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2014) | ||
| Best result | 2nd (2018) | ||
| WAFU Nations Cup | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2010) | ||
| Best result | 1st (2010) | ||
The CHAN Eagles came third at the 2014 African Nations Championship, at the 2018 edition hosted in Morocco, Nigeria reached the final but lost 4–0 to the hosts.[1]
They have also appeared at the WAFU Nations Cup 4 times, hosting the tournament twice and winning the 2010 edition.
African Nations Championship record edit
| African Nations Championship | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances: 3 | ||||||||
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
 2009 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
 2011
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 2014 |
Third place | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 |
 2016 |
Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
 2018 |
Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
 2020 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
 2022
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 2024 |
To be determined | |||||||
| Total | Runners-up | 3/8 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 16 |
WAFU Nations Cup record edit
| WAFU Nations Cup | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances: 4 | ||||||||
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
 2010 |
Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 2011 |
Second-place | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
 2013 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2017 |
Second-place | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
 2019 |
Quarter-finals (PC) | 5th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 |
Qualified | |||||||
| Total | Champions | 4/5 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 12 |
Results edit
| 22 September 2019 2020 African Nations Championship qualification |  Togo | 4–1 | Nigeria | Stade de Kégué, Lomé |
| 16:00 (UTC±0) | Report | Ibrahim  8' |
Referee: Adissa Ligali (Benin) |
| 29 September 2019 2019 WAFU Cup of Nations | Nigeria | 1–2 | Togo | Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès |
| 18:00 (UTC±0) | Sikiru 32' |
Report | Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania) |
| 5 October 2019 2019 WAFU Cup of Nations | Nigeria | 1–1 (2–3 p) |  Cape Verde | Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès |
| 18:00 (UTC±0) | Sikiru 65' |
Report | Cardoso 87' |
Referee: (Ms) Vincentia Amedome (Togo) |
| 19 October 2019 2020 African Nations Championship qualification | Nigeria | 2–0 | Togo | Agege Stadium, Lagos |
| 16:00 (UTC+1) | Sikiru 9', 71' |
Report | Referee: Abdoulaye Rhissa Al-Mustapha (Nigerien Football Federation) |
Squad edit
The following players were called up for the 2020 African Nations Championship qualification and 2019 WAFU Cup of Nations matches against Togo and Cape Verde.
Caps and goals as of 19 October 2019 after the match against Togo.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Theophilus Afelokhai | 7 April 1988 | 4 | 0 | Enyimba
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| GK | Ikechukwu Ezenwa | 16 October 1988 | 21 | 0 | Katsina United
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| DF | Denis Nya | 1 December 1996 | 3 | 0 | Akwa United
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| DF | Ifeanyi Anaemena | 16 February 1992 | 3 | 0 | Enyimba
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| DF | John Lazarus | 6 June 1998 | 4 | 0 | Lobi Stars
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| DF | Daniel Itodo | 14 December 1996 | 5 | 0 | Plateau United
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| DF | Ifeanyi Nweke | 10 November 1997 | 3 | 0 | Kano Pillars
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| DF | Ebube Duru | 31 July 1999 | 3 | 0 | Lobi Stars
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| MF | Mathias Martins | 23 December 1996 | 4 | 0 | Lobi Stars
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| MF | Nyima Nwagua | 9 May 1993 | 3 | 0 | Kano Pillars
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| MF | Ibrahim Olawoyin | 1 | 0 | Enugu Rangers
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| MF | Fatai Gbadamosi | 11 November 1998 | 3 | 0 | Shooting Stars
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| MF | Anthony Shimaga | 24 August 1997 | 1 | 0 | Enugu Rangers
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| FW | Chisom Orji | 5 April 2001 | 1 | 0 | Collins Edwin
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| FW | Ndifreke Udo | 15 August 1998 | 5 | 0 | Akwa United
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| FW | Olisa Harold Ndah | 21 January 1998 | 4 | 0 | Remo Stars
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| FW | Mfon Udoh | 14 March 1992 | 7 | 1 | Akwa United
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| FW | Sunusi Ibrahim | 1 October 2002 | 2 | 1 | Nasarawa United
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| FW | Alimi Sikiru | 23 March 1996 | 4 | 4 | Lobi Stars
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Previous squads edit
- African Nations Championship squads
Honours edit
- Champions: 2010
References edit
- ^ "Morocco crush Nigeria to win CHAN 2018 title". theafricancourier.com. 4 February 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2020.