Africa Cup of Nations Grp. C · INT · Round 1
Nigeria
2 - 1
Full time
Complexe Sportif de Fès · Fès
Lineups
Nigeria4-3-1-2SN
23Nwabili
23NwabiliBO
2Osayi-Samuel
2Osayi-SamuelSA
6⚽Ajayi
6⚽AjayiCB
21Bassey
21BasseyZS
3Sanusi
3SanusiSC
11↓59'Chukwueze
WN
4Ndidi
4NdidiAI
17Iwobi
17IwobiAL
7⚽Lookman
7⚽LookmanVO
9↓86'Osimhen
9↓86'OsimhenAA
22↓59'Adams
22↓59'AdamsZF
28Foba
SK
22↓79'Kapombe
BM
14Mwamnyeto
IH
4Hamad
4HamadMH
15Husseini
AM
27Msanga
NM
20Miroshi
20MiroshiSM
12↓62'Msuva
CM
8⚽↓90'M'Mombwa
TA
26↓79'Allarakhia
26↓79'AllarakhiaMS
10Samatta
10SamattaNigeria substitutes
10 Fisayo Dele-Bashiru ↑59'
15 Moses Simon ↑59'
19 Paul Onuachu ↑86'
16 Amas Obasogie
1 Francis Uzoho
13 Bruno Onyemaechi
20 Chidozie Awaziem
5 Igoh Ogbu
26 Ebenezer Akinsanmiro
8 Frank Onyeka
18 Raphael Onyedika
27 Ryan Alebiosu
28 Tochukwu Nnadi
24 Chidera Ejuke
12 Cyriel Dessers
Coach: Eric Chelle · Unavailable: Felix Agu (injury), Kelechi Iheanacho (injury), Ola Aina (injury), Victor Okoh Boniface (injury)
Tanzania substitutes
21 Kelvin John ↑62'
5 Dickson Job ↑79'
25 Haji Mnoga ↑79'
11 Denis Kibu ↑90'
1 Hussein Masaranga
19 Lusajo Mwaikenda
3 Nickson Kibabage
2 Pascal Msindo
16 Wilson Nangu
24 Kelvin Nashon
17 Khalid Habibu
18 Morice Abraham
23 Yusuph Kagoma
7 Iddy Nado
Coach: Miguel Gamondi
Match events
36'Semi Ajayi assist: Alex Iwobi 1 - 0⚽
Second half
50'Charles M'Mombwa assist: Novatus Miroshi 1 - 1⚽
52'Ademola Lookman assist: Alex Iwobi 2 - 1⚽
58'Ademola Lookman
59'↑ Moses Simon ↓ Samuel Chukwueze⇄
59'↑ Fisayo Dele-Bashiru ↓ Akor Adams⇄
62'↑ Kelvin John ↓ Simon Msuva⇄
79'↑ Dickson Job ↓ Tarryn Allarakhia⇄
79'↑ Haji Mnoga ↓ Shomari Kapombe⇄
86'↑ Paul Onuachu ↓ Victor Osimhen⇄
90+1'↑ Denis Kibu ↓ Charles M'Mombwa⇄
Where to watch
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Match details
| Competition | Africa Cup of Nations Grp. C |
|---|---|
| Kick-off (UTC) | Tuesday, 23 December 2025, 17:30 UTC — shown in your local time at the top of this page |
| Status | Finished |
Line-ups, match events and the head-to-head record for this fixture are shown on this page where the data feed publishes them.
Head to head
1Nigeria wins1Draws2 past meetings on record. Biggest Nigeria win: Nigeria 1–0 Tanzania (2016).
3 Sep 2016Nigeria 1 - 0 TanzaniaAfrica Cup of Nations Qualification Grp. G
5 Sep 2015Tanzania 0 - 0 NigeriaAfrica Cup of Nations Qualification Grp. G
