Kinshasa, August 4th 2025 (CPA).- Senegal and Nigeria were drawn in a West African derby on Tuesday at the Amaan stadium in Zanzibar, Tanzania, on the first day of group D of the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN), according to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) calendar.
According to the calendar for this competition, which CPa consulted on Monday, the Teranga Lions of Senegal, the title holders, will begin the defence of the crown they won in Algeria in 2022 with this match, scheduled for 20:00 local time (18:00) in Kinshasa. The Lions of Teranga are making their 3rd appearance, according to CAF statistics, and will have to contend with the Super Eagles of Nigeria, who, without any continental honours, will be making their first appearance on this circuit. In addition to Senegal and Nigeria, Group D, the only one made up of four countries, also includes Congo-Brazzaville and Sudan.
Sudan-Congo to open Group D
Strictly speaking, hostilities in Group D will kick off on Tuesday at the Amaan Stadium in Zanzibar at 16:00 local time (14:00 Kinshasa time). The Diables Rouges A’ of the Republic of Congo and the Nile Crocodiles of Sudan will square off. This will be the case when the Republic of Congo’s Diables Rouges A’ take on Sudan’s Nile Crocodiles in this category. Sudan, who hosted the competition in 2011, and Congo-Brazzaville are among the many African countries still chasing a first-ever title.