Nigeria and Tanzania conflict within the first match of Group C of the thirty fifth Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday with the Tremendous Eagles favoured to select all three factors, Softfootball studies.
Within the first match of the match witnessed on Sunday night time Morocco defeated Comoros 2-0 with targets from Actual Madrid ahead Brahim Diaz and Ayoub El Kaabi.
The Tremendous Eagles shared particulars of their group matches with followers by way of their official X deal with. They posted.
Listed below are our group stage video games, mark your calendars! pic.twitter.com/0bd3I4dQIv
— 🇳🇬 Tremendous Eagles (@NGSuperEagles) December 20, 2025
The Taifa Stars, coached by Miguel Gamondi, are making solely their fourth look within the Africa Cup of Nations, following group stage exits in 1980, 2019 and 2023. They’re but to win a match in Africa’s flagship soccer championship, after drawing three and dropping six of their earlier 9 encounters.
Certainly, the setting is much like the Biblical David Vs Goliath scenario, with Nigeria having participated in 20 earlier editions, clinched three titles, gained the silver medals on 5 events, taken the bronze medals eight instances, and performed a complete of 104 matches.
Tremendous Eagles star man, Victor Osimhen is worked up forward of the Tanzania match and will likely be trying to assist Nigeria win the match after reaching the ultimate final time and dropping towards host, Cote D’Ivoire 2-1.
Nigeria is essentially the most adorned workforce within the 68-year historical past of the Africa Cup of Nations, although Egypt have seven titles, Cameroon have 5 and Ghana have 4.
Contained in the 35,000-capacity Complexe Sportif de Fès on Tuesday night, Coach Eric Chelle, who informed CAFonline.com final month that Nigerians count on their workforce to win each match, will likely set his retailer by goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali, central defenders Semi Ajayi and Calvin Bassey, wing-backs Brilliant Osayi-Samuel and Zaidu Sanusi, midfielders Wilfred Ndidi (new captain), Frank Onyeka and Alex Iwobi, and forwards Simon Moses, Ademola Lookman and Victor Osimhen.
He has glorious choices in Ryan Alebiosu, Bruno Onyemaechi, Chidozie Awaziem, Raphael Onyedika, Ebenezer Akinsanmiro, Samuel Chukwueze and Paul Onuachu.
Gamondi will almost definitely weave his technique round captain Mbwana Samatta (from Le Havre within the French Ligue 1) and Simon Msuva (who performs in Iraq). These two are very skilled warriors on the worldwide stage and know when to deal and dither.
There are additionally wing-back Mohammed Hussein (who performs for Younger Africans within the Tanzania Premier League), and the nifty midfielder Feisal Salum (additionally within the Tanzania Premier League with Azam FC).
Greater than 45 years in the past, within the sunshine of Lagos, a Nigerian workforce captained by Christian Chukwu (who would emerge Participant of the Match) and a Taifa Stars squad led by Leodegar Tenga (now Chairman of Tanzania’s Nationwide Sports activities Council) clashed within the opening match of the twelfth AFCON on the Nationwide Stadium, Surulere. Nigeria gained 3-1, to safe three valuable factors on their option to lifting the trophy for the primary time.
Here’s a video of Tremendous Eagles gamers bonding as shared on their official X deal with. Watch under.
They sing, they snicker, they bond, all a part of the work.
Tuesday night is shut ⏳ pic.twitter.com/WrCuqzwKhY
— 🇳🇬 Tremendous Eagles (@NGSuperEagles) December 21, 2025
Fès is anticipated to be chilly on Tuesday, identical to most components of Morocco presently, however the Tremendous Eagles are decided to trip by means of the local weather and put up a end result that may stimulate better curiosity of Nigerian ball followers at residence and within the diaspora within the thirty fifth AFCON finals.
