Team news confirmed for Carthage Eagles opener

In the last match of the day in Group C, Tunisia meet Uganda to close the day on Tuesday African Cup of Nations action.

Nigeria is the big favorite the rankingbut second place is wide open for anyone to claim.

Tunisia and Uganda will both be keen to reach the round of 16.

Find all the team news for the match here.

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TUNISIA TEAM NEWS

Tunisia starting lineup: Dahmen; Varely, Bronn, Talbi, Abdi; Mejbri, Saad, Skhri; Sassi; Mastouri, Achouri.

NEWS FROM TEAM UGANDA

Uganda Starting XI: Magoola; Sibbick, Torach, you kill yourself, Kayondo; Semakula, Lorenzen, Aucho; Ssemugabi, Mukwala, Mato.

How to watch Tunisia vs Uganda: TV channel, live stream online

Kick-off on Tuesday will be at 8:00 p.m. GMT (3:00 p.m. ET / 12:00 p.m. PT). In the UK, live CAN 2025 coverage is on Channel 4. In the United States, beIN Sports is the tournament broadcaster.

Live online streaming is available on a wide range of devices via the Channel 4 website and app and the beIN Sports app. The game is also available on Channel 4’s YouTube channel.

Tunisia vs Uganda statistics

• Tunisia is playing its 22nd participation in the final phase of the CAN and its 17th in a row
• No nation has made more consecutive CAN appearances than Tunisia, omnipresent since 1994.
• Their failure to win a match in 2023 (D2, L1) was the first time since 2010 that they failed to record a victory in the tournament.
• A 1-0 win over Algeria in 2013 was their last opening match victory, after five wins without a win since (2 draws, 3 losses).
• One of their last six CAN matches was victorious (2 draws, 3 losses), beating Nigeria in the 2021 round of 16.
• Uganda is making its eighth appearance at the CAN finals, after returning in 2017 after a 39-year absence.
• Their best result was in 1978, losing the final 2-0 to Ghana.
• Five of Uganda’s last seven AFCON opening matches have ended in defeat, apart from a 3-0 win over Congo in 1978 and a 2-0 win over DR Congo in 2019.
• None of Uganda’s 23 CAN matches ended in a goalless draw.
• Onyango participated in the 2017 and 2019 AFCON tournaments, playing in all six matches in those editions.