CHAN 2014: Home-Eagles Know Fate 16 Sept

Nigeria’s Home Eagles will know their group opponents in next year’s African Nations Championship, CHAN, when the draw for the tournament holds on Monday, 16 September in Cairo, Egypt.

According to the Confederation of African Football, CAF, the ceremony will be held at its headquarters in the Egyptian capital.

The draw will see 16 teams divided into four groups of four teams each for the tournament billed for South Africa from 11 January to 1 February 1.

Apart from Nigeria, other teams for the competition are the hosts South Africa, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Congo, Ethiopia, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco and Uganda.

The identities of the four finalists will be known after final round of qualifiers at the end of August, after which, the seedings for the draw will be revealed.

Meanwhile, CAF has confirmed the host cities for the tournament as Cape Town, Bloemfontein and Polokwane.

The CHAN is a tournament designed for only footballer playing in their countries of birth. The first edition was held in 2009 in Cote d’Ivoire and the second in Sudan two years on.

Nigeria will be taking part in the tournament for the first time.