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Nigeria faces Tanzania this evening. Find all the team news here…
Nigeria meet Tanzania in their opening match at the Africa Cup of Nations as they look to start the tournament on the right foot.
The Super Eagles also face tough opponents Tunisia and Uganda.
It is therefore essential for them to get off to a good start if they are to have any chance of competing for a fourth AFCON crown.
Find all the team news for the match here.
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NIGERIA TEAM NEWS
Wilfried Ndidi captains the Super Eagles, while there are also Premier League places Calvin Bassey and Alex Iwobi
Nigeria starting XI: Nwabali, Bassey, Ajayi, Sanusi, Samuel, Ndidi, Chukwueze, Iwobi, Adams, Lookman, Osimhen
TANZANIA TEAM NEWS
Tanzania look to match Nigeria in form and intensity this evening.
Tanzania starting lineup: Masudi, Kapombe, Hussein, Nondo, Hamad, M’Mombwa, Dismas, Msanga, Samatta, Msuva, Allarakhia
How to watch Nigeria vs Tanzania: TV channel, live streams online
Kick-off on Tuesday will be at 5:30 p.m. GMT (12:30 p.m. ET / 9:30 a.m. PT). In the UK, live coverage of CAN 2025 is broadcast on Channel 4’s 4seven, All 4 and YouTube channels. In the US, 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.
Statistics Nigeria vs Tanzania
- Nigeria is in its 21st edition CAN finals and were winners in 1980, 1994 and 2013, as well as finalists in 1984, 1988, 1990, 2000 and 2023.
- They finished in the top three in 13 of their last 15 CAN appearances and were eliminated in the group stage twice (1963, 1982).
- In tournaments held in North Africa, Nigeria has finished in the top three in five of its six appearances.
- They won 13 and lost five of their first 20 CAN matches.
- Chelle led Mali to the 2023 quarter-finals
- Tanzania are appearing for the fourth time, having first qualified in 1980 and returned in 2019.
- They qualified for the first time for successive editions but remained 10 CAN matches without a victory (3 draws, 7 defeats)
- Tanzania’s previous three opening finals matches were defeats, although they avoided defeats in two successive AFCON matches for the first time in 2023.
- A 0-0 draw against DR Congo in this tournament is their only clean sheet in the final.
- Simon Msuva and Feisal Salum were their top scorers in qualifying with two goals each and are among the players aiming to improve on Tanzania’s one-goal return in their last four AFCON matches.
