3-time African champions Nigeria had been passed a difficult draw for the gang phases of the 2025 AFCON match in Morocco, lining up in Workforce C with Tunisia in addition to two of the co-hosts of the 2027 version; Uganda and Tanzania.
The draw was once held within the North African nation on Monday for the match which will likely be performed from December 21 to January 18, 2026.
Nigeria are probably the most a hit workforce within the team, having gained the match 3 times and going for his or her twenty first look in Morocco. Uganda will likely be competing of their 8th match day Tanzania have most effective featured 3 times.
Tunisia, probably the most habitual of the warring parties, who dumped Nigeria out within the spherical of 16 of the 2021 match in Cameroon have gained the match as soon as – on house park in 2024 – of their 21 appearances on the continental showpiece.
Nigeria head into the 2025 match as report medal holders within the pageant’s 68-year historical past with 16 medals in 20 appearances, together with 3 titles (1980, 1994, 2013), 5 runner-up finishes (1984, 1988, 1990, 2000 and 2023) and 8 bronze medals.
The Tremendous Eagles misplaced the 2023 ultimate 2-1 towards hosts Ivory Coast.
Hosts Morocco will play games in Workforce A towards Mali, Zambia and Comoros. Seven-time champions Egypt are in Workforce B along side South Africa, Angola and Zimbabwe. Workforce D has Senegal, DR Congo, Benin and Botswana day Algeria, Burkina Faso, Equatorial Guinea and Sudan assemble up Workforce E. Protecting champions Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Gabon and Mozambique are in Workforce F.
In the meantime, CAF and the Moroccan Soccer Federation have introduced six towns and 9 stadiums that can host fits within the pageant.
They’re Rabat, Casablanca, Agadir, Marrakech, Fes and Tangier.
The capital Rabat is house to 4 stadiums; Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah (69,500), Stade Al Barid (18,000), Stade Olympique Annexe Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah (21,000) and the Complexe Sportif Prince Héritier Moulay EL Hassan (22,000).
Alternative stadiums are; the 45,000-capacity Complexe Sportif Mohammed V in Casablanca, Magnificent Stade d’Agadir (41,144), Magnificent Stade de Marrakech (41,245), Complexe Sportif de Fès (35,468) and the most important stadium, the 75,000-capacity Magnificent Stade de Tanger.