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CHAN 2025: Nigeria Drawn In Group D With Senegal, Others

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11 months ago

January 15, 2025

Nigeria’s Super Eagles B have been drawn in Group D alongside Senegal, Congo, and Sudan for the 2025 African Nations Championship scheduled to be held in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda this August.

The draw, conducted in Nairobi on Wednesday, revealed tough competition for Nigeria as they seek to clinch the title for the first time in the tournament’s history.

Group D features Senegal, alongside Congo and Sudan.

The 2025 CHAN will feature 19 teams, with 17 already confirmed. Two final spots are still up for grabs and will be decided in a special qualifying round, the date of which is yet to be announced.

Teams vying for these spots include Sierra Leone, Comoros, South Africa, Egypt, and Algeria, the latter having previously withdrawn from the qualifiers due to scheduling conflicts.

The tournament will be hosted across three East African nations—Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda—marking a historic first for CHAN as it spans multiple countries.

Other groupings from the draw include Group A, which features host nations Kenya, Morocco, Angola, DR Congo, and Zambia, and Group B, consisting of Tanzania, Madagascar, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, and the Central African Republic.

Uganda, another host nation, is in Group C alongside Niger, Guinea, and two yet-to-be-determined qualifiers.

The CHAN finals will take place in August, with specific dates and fixtures expected to be announced in the coming months.

Full List

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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JUST IN: Full Draw For 2026 World Cup Group Stages Confirmed

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2 days ago

December 5, 2025

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The draw for the group stage of the 2026 World Cup has been conducted.

It took place at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., with US President Donald Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino in charge.

There will be 48 teams at next year’s tournament, to be played across the United States, Mexico and Canada.

All the participating countries were grouped into 12 groups of four.

Here is the full draw:

Group A: Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, Winner Play-off D
Group B: Canada, Winner Play-off A, Qatar, Switzerland
Group C: Brazil, Morocco, Haiti, Scotland
Group D: United States, Paraguay, Australia, Winner Play-off C
Group E: Germany, Curaçao, Ivory Coast, Ecuador
Group F: Netherlands, Japan, Winner Play-off B, Tunisia
Group G: Belgium, Egypt, Iran, New Zealand
Group H: Spain, Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay
Group I: France, Senegal, Winner Play-off 2, Norway
Group J: Argentina, Algeria, Austria, Jordan
Group K: Portugal, Winner Play-off 1, Colombia, Uzbekistan
Group L: England, Croatia, Panama, Ghana

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EPL: Mikel Obi Reveals Why Chelsea Failed To Beat Arsenal in 1-1 Draw

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5 days ago

December 2, 2025

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Former Super Eagles midfielder, John Mikel Obi, has claimed Chelsea failed to defeat Arsenal in the Premier League on Sunday, because of an early red card to Moises Caicedo.

The two London rivals played out a pulsating 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge.

Caicedo was sent off in the 38th minute following a VAR check.

But it was Chelsea who took the lead after the break, thanks to Trevor Chalobah’s header.

But the Gunners equalized through Mikel Merino.

So far this season, Chelsea have received seven red cards in 20 games across all competitions this season.

“That’s four red cards this season; it’s not good enough. I’ve spoken about it; the manager needs to talk with the players, because it’s costing us games as well,” Mikel Obi said on his podcast.

“If you look at that game, if we finished with eleven men, I think we could’ve won. Maybe not easily, but comfortably, we could’ve secured a win.”

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EPL: Slot Reveals When Salah Will Leave For AFCON

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5 days ago

December 2, 2025

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Liverpool manager, Arne Slot, has revealed that Mohamed Salah was “not happy” to be dropped for their 2-0 win at West Ham on Sunday.

Salah was named on the bench at the London Stadium for the Premier League fixture.

Slot took the bold decision, as he looked to arrest a poor run of form, that saw the Reds lose nine of 12 matches.

Salah was not summoned from the bench for the entire 90 minutes, as goals from Alexander Isak and Cody Gakpo sealed victory.

“It was a normal reaction for a player who is good enough to play for us,” Slot said.

“I say that mildly as he’s been so outstanding for this club and will be in the future. He wasn’t happy he wasn’t starting but he wasn’t the only one.”

Salah could yet return to the starting line-up as Liverpool host Sunderland in the Premier League on Wednesday night.

The 33-year-old will remain available for the next four matches, before he leaves to join Egypt’s squad for the African Cup of Nations.

“It’s 15 December,” Slot confirmed.

“But always in these situations there is the player and the national team involved and there are always talks about what is best for all three of us.”