AFCON 2025: Super Eagles Coach Eric Chelle Given Deadline to Submit Final 24-Man Squad

Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle has been handed a deadline of Thursday, December 11 to submit Nigeria’s final 24-man squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

Chelle has already forwarded a provisional squad list to the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the final team will be selected from that pool of players.

According to CAF regulations, all participating nations must submit their final squad at least 10 days before the tournament kicks off.

Nigeria has been placed in Group C alongside Tanzania, Tunisia, and Uganda. The 2025 AFCON is scheduled to begin on December 23 and will run until January 18, 2026.