The Super Eagles of Nigeria begin their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) with a game against Tanzania on Tuesday, December 23.
The 2023 AFCON finalist will play as the home team against the East Africa country at the Complexe Sportif de Fès (Fez Stadium) in Fès.
After reaching the final and losing to hosts Ivory Coast in the last edition, Nigeria will be looking to go one step better this time and claim their fourth AFCON title.
It was 12 years ago when the Super Eagles last lifted the trophy and there was further disappointment for their supporters after they failed to qualify for their second consecutive FIFA World Cup finals last month.
Back-to-back wins over Ethiopia and Guinea across the final two rounds of fixtures saw Tanzania finish in second place in AFCON qualification Group H and secure their third finals in the last four editions.
Qualifying for the tournament was not enough to keep head coach Hemed Suleiman in his post though, with Argentine Miguel Gamondi named as his replacement in early November.
Gamondi will be tasked with securing a first victory in the competition for the Taifa Stars at the tenth attempt (D3, L6) while he also needs to reverse their current form which has seen them fail to record a win in any of their last seven fixtures (D2, L5) and lose their last four.
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