Sunshine Stars midfielder Paul Onobi will wear jersey No 10 when the Eagles begin battle for the 2016 CHAN with skipper Chima Akas sporting shirt No 3.

Bartholomew ‘Mosquito’ Ibenegbu has jersey No 12, Ifeanyi Matthew will wear No 8 and top striker Tunde Adeniji has No 9.

‘Mosquito’ Ibenegbu is the oldest Nigeria star in Rwanda as he will be 30 next month, while Ifeanyi Matthew is the youngest as he will celebrate his 19th birthday two days after the team’s opening match against Niger.

He will be the only Nigeria player who will celebrate his birthday in Rwanda.