Rwanda, Gabon, Morocco, Cote d’ Ivoire, DR Congo, Angola, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Tunisia, Nigeria, Niger, Guinea, Zimbabwe, Mali, Uganda and Zambia are the 16 countries that qualified for the competition
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In the same vein, the President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, has urged the home-based Eagles not to disappoint Nigerians at the championship but to work hard and surpass the country’s CHAN record
The Nigeria’s home-based senior boys, who arrived in Pretoria on Saturday and commenced training on Sunday, are using the encounter as a big test ahead of the 4th African Nations Championship starting in Rwanda on January 16
The Super Eagles will host a camp in South Africa with the team scheduled to travel to the country on January 3 before setting up their training base in Pretoria
The General Secretary of the football federation, Dr. Sanusi Mohammed, disclosed that the team will remain in camp throughout the festive period for the tournament billed for January 2016 in Rwanda
The Confederation of African Football introduced the CHAN in 2009 and it is strictly for home-based footballers in the national teams.
The Minister commended the players and technical team for a job well done and assured the team of support as they proceed to the championship
He said: “Considering the fact that this is a new team and we only had four days of training sessions, I think we have a team in the making