The home-based Super Eagles will face defending champions Senegal in their opening fixture at the 2024 African Nations Championship.
The Group D encounter will hold at the Amman Stadium in Zanzibar on Tuesday, 7 August.
Nigeria’s second group game against Sudan will be played at the same ground on Tuesday, 12 August.
Eric Chelle’s side till take on Congo in their last group fixture at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, Dar es Salaam on Tuesday, 19 August.
The home Eagles are making a return to the competition after failing to qualify for the last two editions.
Three countries, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda will host the competition which will run from Saturday, 2 August to Saturday 30, August.
The Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”), together with the Local Organising Committees of the three host nations Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, released the Match Schedule for the TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (“CHAN”) 2024.
The tournament will kick-off on Saturday, 02 August 2025 in Dar es Salaam with a fixture between co-host Tanzania and Burkina Faso at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium at 20h00 local time (17h00 GMT).
On Sunday, 03 August, Nairobi will host two matches. Kenya will play their opening fixture at 15h00 local time (12h00 GMT) against Democratic Republic of Congo at the Moi International Sport Centre.
Later at 18h00 local time (15h00 GMT), Morocco take on Angola at Nyayo Stadium.
At 20h00 (17h00 GMT), action will return to then Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, where Madagascar will play Mauritania in a bumper Sunday of action.
The opening matches in Kampala will be played on Monday, 04 August 2025 when co-hosts Uganda play Algeria at 20h00 local time (17h00 GMT), while before that Niger will play Guinea at 17h00 local time (14h00 GMT) at the same venue.
The Third-Fourth Place Play-Off will be played in Kampala on Friday, 29 August 2025 at Mandela Stadium. The kick-off is scheduled for 18h00 local time (15h00 GMT).
Nairobi’s Moi International Sport Centre in the suburb of Kasarani will host the Final the following day, Saturday 30 August 2025 at 18h00 local time (15h00 GMT
