Created Date: December 30, 2025 22:01
Group C matches in the 35th Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2025) organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) have been completed.
In the match played at Fes Stadium, Nigeria defeated Uganda 3-1 with goals from Trabzonspor’s Paul onuachu in the 28th minute and Raphael Onyedika in the 62nd and 67th minutes. Rogers Mato scored Uganda’s only goal in the 75th minute.
In Nigeria, which made it 3 out of 3 in the group, Galatasaray’s Victor Osimhen stayed on the field for 87 minutes and Trabzonspor’s Paul onuachu stayed on the field for 77 minutes.
Uganda used all three of its goalkeepers against Nigeria. Jamal Salim, who came into the game at the beginning of the second half instead of the injured Denis Onyango, received a red card in the 56th minute. Third goalkeeper Alionzi Nafian Legason scored 2 goals within 10 minutes of entering the game.
A draw was enough for Tunisia and Tanzania
Tunisia and Tanzania, who drew 1-1 in the other match in the group, managed to qualify for the last 16 rounds.
In the match, Tunisia’s goal was scored by Ismael Gharbi from the penalty spot in the 43rd minute, and Tanzania’s goal was scored by Faisal Salum in the 48th minute.
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Tunisia finished the group in second place with 4 points and qualified for the round of 16, while Tanzania, with 2 points, managed to advance to the round by scoring 1 more goal than Angola in the best third countries quota.
Tanzania became the first team to advance to the round of 16 with 2 points since the tournament was expanded to 24 teams in 2019.
According to the first matches announced in the last 16 rounds, Tunisia will face Mali, the runner-up of Group A, on Saturday, January 3. Tanzania, which has advanced to the knockout stage for the first time, will face host Morocco on Sunday.
In Group C, Nigeria was the leader with 9 points, Tunisia was second with 4 points, Tanzania was third with 2 points, and Uganda was last with 1 point.
