Nigeria 3-2 Tunisia · Africa Cup of Nations 2023
Nigeria beat Tunisia 3-2 in the Africa Cup of Nations 2023. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Nigeria and Tunisia met in the Africa Cup of Nations 2023 at Complexe Sportif de Fès in Fez on Saturday, 27 December 2025.
Goalscorers
Nigeria: V. Osimhen 44'; W. Ndidi 50'; A. Lookman 67'. Tunisia: M. Talbi 74'; A. Abdi 87'.
How the match went
Nigeria saw more of the ball, 60% of it. Nigeria had 15 shots with 5 on target, Tunisia 8 with 2 on target. There were 10 corners in total, 4 to Nigeria and 6 to Tunisia. Nigeria conceded 18 fouls, Tunisia 15. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (3 for Nigeria, 0 for Tunisia).
Line-ups
Nigeria started in a 4-3-1-2: S. Nwabali, B. Osayi-Samuel, S. Ajayi, C. Bassey, B. Onyemaechi, F. Onyeka, W. Ndidi, A. Iwobi, A. Lookman, A. Adams, V. Osimhen.
Tunisia started in a 4-1-3-2: A. Dahmen, Y. Valery, D. Bronn, M. Talbi, A. Abdi, E. Skhiri, M. Romdhane, F. Sassi, H. Mejbri, H. Mastouri, E. Achouri.
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