CHAN Eagles win friendly preparatory to Africa Nations Championship qualifier
Nigeria’s Super Eagles B beat Grassrunners FC 1-0 on Sunday in Ikenne in their first friendly ahead of the African Nations Championship CHAN 2024 qualifier against Ghana’s Black Galaxies.
Substitute Papa Daniel scored the only goal of the game in the second half.
Coach Augustine Eguavoen’s team opened camping at the Remo Stars Sports Institution in Ikenne last Wednesday with 30 invited players.
They are expected to play more friendlies before the clash with the Ghanian team in Accra on 22 December 2024.
Nigeria will host the reverse fixture one week later at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo with winners over two legs qualifying for next month’s CHAN in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
