Nigeria vs Tunisia Predictions

Both sides are equally capable of winning the game. Looking at their power in attack, Super Eagles might edge this, but the best bet is for both teams to score

Match info: AFCON Group C

Venue: Fez Stadium, Fez

Date: Saturday, December 27, 2025

Time: 9 pm Nigerian time

Fresh off flying starts to their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations campaigns, the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia clash with claws drawn for control of Group C at Fez Stadium on Saturday evening.

The West African nation sit second in their bracket following a 2-1 victory over Tanzania, while a 3-1 triumph over Uganda leaves the North Africans top of the pool.

Head-to-head:

• Nigeria have won six of the last 17 meetings between the two teams.
• Tunisia recorded five victories.
• The remaining six clashes ended in draws.
• Tunisia defeated Nigeria when they last met in the Africa Cup 2022 RO16.
• Jay Jay Okocha from Nigeria is the leading goalscorer in this fixture.
• Nigeria last defeated Tunisia back in 2019.
• Six of their last eight encounters ended in draws.

Form:

• Nigeria in the AFCON: W
• Nigeria in all competitions: W-W-L-L-W
• Tunisia in the AFCON: W
• Tunisia in all competitions: L-D-W-W-W

Team News:

• The Super Eagles will miss Ola Aina and Felix Agu.
• Tunisia have no injury concerns for the next game.

Player(s) to watch:

• Ademola Lookman has played for top European clubs like Everton, RB Leipzig, Fulham and Leicester City before heading to Lombardy with Atalanta BC. He won the UEFA Europa League with Atalanta in 2024. He scored a goal against Tanzania in the opening game.
• Hannibal Mejbri has plied his trade with Manchester United, Birmingham City and Sevilla before making a move to Lancashire with Burnley. He was part of the Tunisian side that won the Kirin Cup Soccer in 2022 and also reached the finals of the FIFA Arab Cup in 2021.