Nigeria vs Tunisia

CAF Africa Cup of Nations - Group Stage 27 Dec 2025, 20:00
Nigeria
Nigeria
3–2
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Tunisia
Tunisia
Round 2

Match report

Nigeria edged past Tunisia 3-2 in the CAF Africa Cup of Nations - Group Stage on 27 December 2025. It was 1-0 at half-time, with 4 more goals in the second half.

Nigeria had 15 shots to Tunisia's 8.

Half-time 1-0 Shots 15 - 8 On target 5 - 2 Corners 4 - 6 Fouls 18 - 15 Yellow cards 3
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Player of the match
Wilfred Ndidi
Nigeria · 1 goal
9 Ademola Lookman 1 goal, 2 assists
8 Victor Osimhen 1 goal, 1 assist
7 Montassar Talbi 1 goal
7 Ali Abdi 1 goal
First half vs second half
Tunisia came out stronger after half-time, with 6 second-half shots against 2 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 10–2 5–6
Shots On Goal 2–0 3–2
Ball Possession 70–30 —
Corners 2–3 2–3
Attacks 58–25 35–35
Match statistics
4 Corners 6
0 Penalty 1
3 Substitution 2
93 Attacks 60
45 Dangerous Attacks 51
5 On Target 2
10 Off Target 6
15 Shots Total 8
5 Shots On Goal 2
7 Shots Off Goal 5
3 Shots Blocked 1
10 Shots Inside Box 5
5 Shots Outside Box 3
18 Fouls 15
4 Corners 6
1 Offsides 1
60% Ball Possession 40%
3 Yellow Cards 0
0 Saves 2
441 Passes Total 297
390 Passes Accurate 234
Line-ups 4-3-1-2  vs  4-1-3-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Nigeria · 4-3-1-2
23 S. Nwabali
2 B. Osayi-Samuel 6 S. Ajayi 21 C. Bassey 13 B. Onyemaechi
8 F. Onyeka 4 W. Ndidi 17 A. Iwobi
7 A. Lookman
22 A. Adams 9 V. Osimhen
Tunisia · 4-1-3-2
16 A. Dahmen
20 Y. Valery 6 D. Bronn 3 M. Talbi 2 A. Abdi
17 E. Skhiri
5 M. Romdhane 13 F. Sassi 10 H. Mejbri
9 H. Mastouri 7 E. Achouri
Nigeria
Coach
Éric Sékou Chelle
Substitutes
  • 24 Chidera Ejuke
  • 15 Moses Simon
  • 20 Chidozie Awaziem
  • 1 Francis Uzoho
  • 16 Amas Obasogie
  • 3 Zaidu Sanusi
  • 5 Igoh Ogbu
  • 27 Ryan Alebiosu
  • 26 Ebenezer Akinsanmiro
  • 10 Fisayo Dele-Bashiru
  • 28 Tochukwu Nnadi
  • 18 Raphael Onyedika
  • 12 Cyriel Dessers
  • 19 Paul Onuachu
  • 11 Samuel Chukwueze
Tunisia
Substitutes
  • 26 Sebastian Tounekti
  • 11 Ismael Gharbi
  • 1 Noureddine Farhati
  • 22 Bechir Ben Said
  • 12 Ali Maâloul
  • 4 Yassine Meriah
  • 24 Adem Arous
  • 14 Mohamed Ben Ali
  • 15 Mohamed Belhadj Mahmoud
  • 23 Naïm Sliti
  • 21 Mortadha Ben Ouanes
  • 25 Houssem Teka
  • 27 Seifeddine Jaziri
  • 19 Firas Chaouat
  • 8 Elias Saad
Substitutions
  • 61' ↑ S. Tounekti ↓ M. Ben Romdhane Tunisia
  • 75' ↑ I. Gharbi ↓ E. Achouri Tunisia
  • 79' ↑ C. Ejuke ↓ A. Adams Nigeria
  • 79' ↑ M. Simon ↓ F. Onyeka Nigeria
  • 90+2' ↑ C. Awaziem ↓ A. Lookman Nigeria
Cards
  • 44' V. Osimhen Nigeria
  • 56' S. Ajayi Nigeria
  • 90+6' S. Nwabali Nigeria
Head-to-head
Nigeria 1 1 draws 1 Tunisia
2025-12-27 Nigeria vs Tunisia 3 - 2
2022-01-23 Nigeria vs Tunisia 0 - 1
2020-10-13 Nigeria vs Tunisia 1 - 1
Recent form
Nigeria D D L W W
Tunisia D D D W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Nigeria vs Tunisia?
Nigeria won 3-2 against Tunisia on 27 December 2025.
Who won Nigeria vs Tunisia?
Nigeria won the match 3-2.