Nigeria, July 20 -- It's been six long years since Nigeria last qualified for the African Nations Championship (CHAN), a tournament designed to showcase the best of home-based talent across the continent.

That drought was ended in dramatic fashion by a resolute and united Super Eagles B side who fought their way past Ghana to book a coveted ticket to the eighth CHAN tournament to be co-hosted by Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania

Leading that charge was Junior Nduka, the hard-nosed but composed captain whose voice, vision, and versatility have become pillars of the squad's new identity. Now, with CHAN 2025 just weeks away and Nigeria drawn into a fearsome group featuring DR Congo, Senegal, and Sudan, the stakes couldn't be higher.

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