The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) have handed Eric Sekou Chelle the task of handling the domestic Super Eagles at the forthcoming TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN). The Malian-born tactician now replaces Daniel Ogunmodede who guided the team through qualification for the tournament, which will be hosted in August across Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania starting August 02. Immediately after the coaching shakeup, Chelle started work by naming a 35-man squad that started training at the Remo Stars Sports Institute in Ogun State. Nigeria, losing finalists in 2018 are in Group D alongside defending champions Senegal, Sudan, and Congo, the group will be based in Zanzibar. This marks Chelle’s first assignment in charge of the Super Eagles B side and throws him directly into continental action. Nigeria’s opening two group games against Senegal and Sudan will be played at the Amman Stadium on Zanzibar Island, before they wrap up group play against Congo at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es Salaam. Provisional Super Eagles B Squad (35 Players) Goalkeepers: Henry Ani (Enyimba) Kayode Bankole (Remo Stars) Nurudeen Badmus (Kwara United) Lawal Mustapha (Shooting Stars) Ebenezer Harcourt (Sporting Lagos) Sodiq Ismaila (Remo Stars) Waliu Ojewole (Ikorodu City) Bankole Afeez (Kwara United) Taiwo Abdulrafiu (Rivers United) Uzondu Harrison (Ikorodu City) Junior Nduka (Remo Stars) Mohammed Kabiru (Kwara United) Ngengen Leonard (Ikorodu City) Ifeanyi Onyebuchi (Rangers International) Stephen Manyo Egbe (Rivers United) Midfielders: Adebayo Olamilekan (Remo Stars) Adejoh Ojonugwa (Abia Warriors) Saviour Isaac (Rangers International) Musa Zayyad (El-Kanemi Warriors) Haddi Haruna (Remo Stars) Otaniyi Taofik (Rivers United) Papa Daniel Mustapha (Niger Tornadoes) Adam Aminu (Kano Pillars) Michael Tochukwu (Remo Stars) Anas Yusuf (Nasarawa United) Adamu Abubakar (Plateau United) Shola Adelani (Ikorodu City) Sikiru Alimi (Remo Stars) Temitope Vincent (Plateau United) Ijoma Anthony (Abia Warriors) Atule Joseph (Enyimba) Ayomide Cole (Ikorodu City) Sunday Megwo (Abia Warriors) Aniekeme Okon (Rivers United) Godwin Obaje (Rangers International)