CHAN Eagles captain Nduka Junior has expressed full confidence the team will fly high at next month’s CHAN to be hosted by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
Nigeria eliminated Ghana 3-1 on aggregate to qualify for the competition reserved for players who feature in their respective domestic leagues.
Remo Stars captain Nduka Junior will lead the CHAN Eagles to East Africa and he has said they will be at the best at the tournament, which kicks off February 1.
The draw of the tournament will be staged on January 15 in Kenya.
“We are not the favourites, that will be teams like Morocco and co-hosts Tanzania and Kenya, we will respect our opponents, but we are not scared of any of them,” he said.
“We will give our best, just as we did against Ghana in the playoffs
“We are united and have quality players who will represent the country for the CHAN
“It’s an opportunity to showcase yourself and boost your profile.”
CHAN Eagles defender Ismail Sodiq is reported to be on his way to Albania and this will rule him out of the CHAN.
However, Nduka Junior said he is not aware of this as Sodiq is among the players named for the final training camp in Ikenne beginning today.
