2024 CHAN: Again, Home-Based Eagles, Zanzibar Friendly Ends In Draw

2024 CHAN: Again, Home-Based Eagles, Zanzibar Friendly Ends In Draw

Precious Oham

The friendly encounter between Nigeria’s home-based senior men’s team and hosts Zanzibar ended in a stalemate on Thursday, BSNSports.com.ng reports.

The clash is the second of a two-match programme arranged to put the Super Eagles B in competition mood ahead of the 8th African Nations Championship kicking off on Saturday. 

Anas Yusuf of Nasarawa United and Adedayo Olamilekan of Remo Stars had given the Eagles the two-goal lead at the break before the hosts rallied back to share the spoils. 

Nigeria’s first match of the competition is a clash with Cup holders Senegal at Zanzibar’s 15,000-capacity Amaan Stadium.

The Eagles will then confront Sudan in their second match of the group phase (also at the Amaan Stadium) on Tuesday, 12th August before concluding their group D campaign against Congo at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es Salaam on Tuesday, 19th August.

The four-week, 19-nation finals have encamped five teams in groups A, B and C, with only Nigeria’s group D having only four teams. Other venues for the competition are the Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani and the Nyayo National Stadium (both in Nairobi, Kenya), and the Mandela National Stadium in Kampala, Uganda.