Rabat — Winners in their opening matches, Nigeria and Tunisia meet in Group C, Matchday 2 of the AFCON tonight at the Complexe Sportif de Fes.
Both teams will be looking to secure early qualification for the knockout stage after Nigeria defeated Tanzania 2–1 and Tunisia beat Uganda 3–1 in their opening matches.
The match also continues a long-standing rivalry between the two sides, which dates back to 1961. Since then, Nigeria and Tunisia have played each other in multiple AFCON tournaments and World Cup qualifying campaigns, most recently in 2022 for the 2021 AFCON Round of 16, where Tunisia came out on top with a 1–0 win.
𝑴𝑨𝑻𝑪𝑯𝑫𝑨𝒀 | TUNSIE 🇹🇳⚔️🇳🇬 NIGERIA
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Match Details
- Fixture: Nigeria vs Tunisia
- Competition: CAF Africa Cup of Nations—Group C, Matchday 2
- Venue: Complexe Sportif de Fes—Fes, Morocco
- Date: Friday, December 27
- Kick-off: 21:00 GMT+1
How to Watch
The match will be broadcast on beIN Sports, SuperSport, Channel 4seven, and Arryadia TNT.
Nigeria Team News
The Super Eagles enter this match with confidence after their 2–1 victory over Tanzania. They have now opened an AFCON campaign with a win 14 times and are unbeaten in their last seven group-stage matches at the tournament.
Nigeria dominated possession against Tanzania, completing 451 of 501 passes, while Samuel Chukwueze completed six of 10 dribbles. The team has won its last three AFCON group matches, all by a single-goal margin.
Nigeria Predicted XI (4–4–2): Nwabili– Onyemaechi, Bassey, Ajayi, Osayi-Samuel– Lookman, Iwobi, Ndidi, Chukwueze– Adams, Osimhen.
Tunisia Team News
Tunisia started the tournament with a 3–1 win over Uganda, ending a four-match winless streak at AFCON. Ellyes Skhiri opened the scoring for Tunisia, making it the 100th goal in Tunisia’s AFCON history, and Elias Achouri netted his fourth and fifth international goals, becoming the first Tunisian to score twice in an AFCON match since 2021.
Tunisia have only started an AFCON tournament with two consecutive wins on three previous occasions (2004, 2006, 2012) and are unbeaten in their last five second-group matches at AFCON.
Tunisia Predicted XI (4–3–3): Dahmen– Valery, Bronn, Talbi, Abdi– Sassi, Skhiri, Mejbri– Achouri, Mastouri, Saad.
- Score Prediction: Nigeria 1–2 Tunisia.
