Kano Pillars midfielder Rabiu Ali and 29 other home-based players have been invited to the Super Eagles B camp by interim coach Austin Eguavoen ahead of this month?s 2024 CHAN qualifiers double-header against Ghana.

It marks the third phase of camping for the home-based players after the Nigeria Football Federation organised two earlier sessions in Abuja.

The 44-year-old Ali, who has scored eight goals in the 2024/25 NPFL season, is joined by Remo Stars goalkeeper Kayode Bankole, Rivers United defender Steven Mayo, Abia Warriors forward Sunday Megwo, and Nigeria Premier League top scorer Anas Yusuf among the 30 players called up for the assignment.

According to the NFF, the players are expected to resume camp at the Remo Stars Stadium, Ikenne, on Wednesday, 4 December. The first leg of the qualifiers will be played on Sunday, 22 December, in Accra, while the return leg is scheduled for the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo, on Saturday, 28 December.

The invited players also include Enyimba FC goalkeeper Henry Ozoemena, Remo Stars wing-back Ismail Sadiq, Enugu Rangers midfield ace Kazeem Ogunleye, and Nasarawa United defender Victor Collins, who was called up for last month?s 2025 AFCON qualifying matches against Benin Republic and Rwanda.

The eighth edition of the continental championship?reserved exclusively for players competing in their domestic leagues?is set to take place from February 2025 across Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania.

Historically, Ghana has denied Nigeria a spot in the Africa Nations Championship finals twice: in 2009 and 2023. In the inaugural qualifiers hosted by Ivory Coast, Nigeria squandered a 2-0 first-half lead in Accra, conceding three second-half goals. The return leg in Calabar ended 0-0.

For the last edition hosted by Algeria, Ghana won 2-0 at home but lost 2-0 in Abuja, ultimately progressing after a penalty shootout at the MKO Abiola National Stadium.

Full Squad List

Goalkeepers: Henry Ozoemena (Enyimba FC), Kayode Bankole (Remo Stars), Nurudeen Badmus (Kwara United)

Defenders: Ismail Sadiq (Remo Stars), Waliu Ojewole (Ikorodu City), Imo Obot (Enyimba FC), Taiwo Abdulrafiu (Rivers United), Junior Nduka (Remo Stars), Victor Collins (Nasarawa United), Ifeanyi Onyebuchi (Rangers International), Steven Mayo (Rivers United)

Midfielders: Jide Fatokun (Remo Stars), Rabiu Ali (Kano Pillars), Saviour Isaac (Rangers International), Musa Zayyad (El-Kanemi Warriors), Emmanuel Ogbole (Kwara United), Papa Daniel Mustapha (Niger Tornadoes), Kazeem Ogunleye (Rangers International)

Forwards: Anas Yusuf (Nasarawa United), Adamu Abubakar (Plateau United), Osy Martins (Lobi Stars), Sikiru Alimi (Remo Stars), Temitope Vincent (Plateau United), Samuel Ogunleye (3SC), Abiam Nelson (Kano Pillars), Meyiwa Oritseweyimi (Bendel Insurance), Ngbemena Ikechukwu (Heartland FC), Sunday Megwo (Abia Warriors), Umar Al-Amin Ibrahim (El-Kanemi Warriors), Adams Aminu Sani (Kano Pillars). (The PUNCH)

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