Overview:
The heavy defeat put Nigeria out of the championship having also lost 0-1 to Senegal in the group opener. Sudan is now top of group D with 4 points and a 4-goal difference. Congo has two 2 points from the two draws played so far with Nigeria already eliminated.
CHAN 2024 (Group D):
- Sudan 4-0 Nigeria
- Senegal 1-1 Congo
In one of the most one sided duels at the on-going CHAN 2024, Sudan clobbered African football powerhouse 4-0 during group D duel at the Amaan stadium in Zanzibar city on Tuesday, 12th August 2025.
Al Hilal Omdurman midfielder Abdelrazig Omer scored a brace in this contest.
Leonard Ngenge (own goal) and Walieldin Khidir added the other goals for the dominant Sudanese.
Ngenge diverted the goal into his own net to give Sudan the lead in the 25th minute.
Walieldin struck home a penalty on the stroke of half time to establish a 2-0 half time lead for the CECAFA zone representatives.
Star of the match Abdelrazig hit his first goal of the match ten minutes into the second half, making it 3-0.
He completed his brace two minutes after the hour mark as Sudan further stamped authority onto the game.
The heavy defeat put Nigeria out of the championship having also lost 0-1 to Senegal in the group opener.
Sudan is now top of group D with 4 points and a 4-goal difference.
Senegal who played to a 1-all draw with Congo has 4 points too.
Congo has two 2 points from the two draws played so far with Nigeria already eliminated.
In the early kick off on the day; Congo rallied from a goal down to earn a point off Senegal during the 1-all encounter.
Senegal scored the opener for Senegal through Dechan Moussavou in the 19th minute thanks to Charles Atipo’s donkey work.
Layousse Samb grabbed the equalizer with eight minutes to play.
The Teungueth defender scored off Seck Ousseynou’s assist.
Action continues in Group B with a double header on Wednesday, 13th August 2025 at the Benjamin Mkapa national stadium, Dar-es-Salaam.
Madagascar plays Central Africa in the early kick off before Mauritania shall face Burkina Faso during the subsequent duel.
CHAN is played by players who feature in the respective domestic leagues on the African continent.
CHAN 2024 was delayed from the year 2024 and pushed forward to 2025.
The tournament is being played in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zanzibar.
This is the first time that three countries are co-hosting the CHAN tournament, a precursor to the AFCON 2027 championship that will also be staged in East Africa.