Nigeria Fancied as AFCON 2025 Group C Contenders

Nigeria’s Super Eagles have been drawn in Group C alongside Tunisia, Tanzania and Uganda for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.

The three time champions are regarded as one of the leading contenders for the title, having reached the final of the last tournament.

At AFCON 2023, Nigeria came close to lifting the trophy but lost 2 to 1 to hosts Côte d’Ivoire in the final after taking an early lead.

The Super Eagles will now be hoping to go one step further in Morocco and secure a fourth continental crown.

Nigeria’s campaign will begin against Tanzania on 23 December at the Fez Stadium in the city of Fes.

They will then face Tunisia three days later in what is expected to be a decisive group match, before concluding the group stage against Uganda on 30 December.

Group stage qualification and fixtures

The top two teams in each group will qualify automatically for the round of 16, alongside four of the best third placed teams across the groups.

Nigeria vs Tanzania, 23 December, 6:30 pm WAT
Nigeria vs Tunisia, 27 December, 9:00 pm
Uganda vs Nigeria, 30 December, 5:00 pm