8TH AFRICAN NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP: EAGLES-B SEEK WIN AGAINST ZANZIBAR IN SECOND FRIENDLY MATCH

Nigeria’s home-based senior men’s football team, better known as Super Eagles Team B, will play a friendly match today, July 31, 2025, against the Zanziba team, ahead of the Eighth African Nations Championship.

The game is the second of two-matches arranged for the Super Eagles Team B, as they prepare for the continental tournament, which kicks off on Saturday.

The 2018 silver medalists were held to a scoreless draw in the first game played at the Mau Stadium in Zanzibar on Monday.

Nigeria, who are also bronze medal winners in the 2014 tournament, dominated Monday’s game, with superior ball possession and attempts on goal.

They created a plethora of chances but the Zanzibar rearguard worked overtime to keep the scoreline barren.

Adedayo Olamilekan, Hadi Haruna, Sikiru Alimi and Harrison Tochukwu were impressive in a game in which goalkeeper Ozoemena Ani, captain Nduka Junior, Leonard Ngenge, Abdulrafiu Taiwo, Sodiq Ismaila, Ijoma Anthony, Harrison Ozondu, Akanni Qudus, Taofeek Otaniyi, Godwin Obaje, Jabbar Malik and Shola Adelani also featured.

Today’s encounter, also at the Mau Stadium, comes five days before Nigeria’s first match of the competition against Cup holders Senegal, which takes place at the Amaan Stadium.

The Eagles will, thereafter, confront Sudan in their second match of the group phase on Tuesday, August 12, before concluding their Group D campaign against Congo in Dar es Salaam on Tuesday, August 19.