Like in 45 years ago when Nigeria first won the Africa Cup of Nations, the Super Eagles will again begin another title chase with an opening match against Tanzania.
That is the outcome of the Morocco 2025 draw conducted Monday evening in Rabat.
Nigeria last played Tanzania in Uyo on September 3, 2016, in a dead-rubber game for the 2017 edition in which both teams were already eliminated. It was Gernot Rohr’s first match as Nigeria’s manager.
Nigeria Super Eagles are drawn in Group C along with Tunisia, Uganda and Tanzania. By the competition’s pre-draw fixtures, teams drawn as group heads will play the fourth teams first while teams 2 and 3 will play the second matches of the group.
That way, Morocco, the hosts, will face Comoros in the opening match of the competition.
The complete Groups.
GROUP A: Morocco, Mali, Zambia, Comoros
GROUP B: Egypt, South Africa, Angola, Zimbabwe
GROUP C: Nigeria, Tunisia, Uganda, Tanzania.
GROUP D: Senegal, DR Congo, Benin, Botswana
GROUP E: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Equatorial Guinea, Sudan.
GROUP F: Cote d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Gabon, Mozambique.
Source/Sportsvillagasquare.
