Winners in their aperture matches, Nigeria and Tunisia will be aiming to defended accomplishment to the knockout date aback they accommodated in their additional Accumulation C accoutrement at the Complexe Sportif de Fes in Fes. Kick-off is at 21h00 bounded time (20h00 GMT).
Nigeria access the bout afterward a 2–1 achievement over Tanzania, while Tunisia began their attack with a 3–1 win adjoin Uganda.
The aboriginal affair amid the two abandon dates aback to 1961, aback they contested a two-legged tie in condoning for the 1962 Africa Cup of Nations. Nigeria won the home leg 2–1, but in the acknowledgment bout in Tunisia, Nigeria absolved off the angle in beef with the account at 2–2. Tunisia were awarded a 2–0 victory, condoning on a 3–2 accumulated score.
Nigeria and Tunisia accept met in condoning for four altered FIFA World Cup tournaments: 1978, 1982, 1986 and 2010.
In accomplishment for the 1978 FIFA World Cup, Nigeria and Tunisia met in the final annular of condoning as allotment of a three-team round-robin accumulation that additionally included Egypt. Tunisia were captivated to a 0–0 draw by Nigeria at home afore acquisition the Super Eagles 1–0 in Lagos to top the accumulation and authorize for the World Cup.
During accomplishment for the 1982 FIFA World Cup, Tunisia and Nigeria met in the aboriginal round, with both abandon acceptable their home matches 2–0. Nigeria won the tie via a 4–3 amends shootout, although neither ancillary able for the finals in Spain.
In condoning for the 1986 FIFA World Cup, the teams met in a two-legged third-round tie. Nigeria won 1–0 at home, while Tunisia won 2–0 in Tunis to beforehand 2–1 on accumulated to the final condoning round, although they bootless to authorize for the tournament.
After affair in condoning for three afterwards FIFA World Cups (1978, 1982 and 1986), Tunisia and Nigeria were afresh fatigued calm in the third annular of condoning for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, which additionally served as accomplishment for the 2010 AFCON.
Nigeria topped the accumulation and anchored World Cup accomplishment afterwards two draws: 0–0 in Tunisia and 2–2 in Nigeria. Tunisia accomplished one point abaft Nigeria in additional abode and able for the 2010 AFCON.
Nigeria and Tunisia accept met six times ahead at the Africa Cup of Nations finals. Nigeria accept recorded three wins to Tunisia’s one, with two matches catastrophe akin in 2004 and 2006, both absitively by amends shoot-outs, one win apiece.
They aboriginal met at the AFCON finals in 1978, battling the third-place play-off. Nigeria were awarded a 2–0 achievement afterwards Tunisia absolved off the acreage with the account at 1–1.
The abandon met afresh in the aperture accumulation bout of the 2000 AFCON, with Nigeria acceptable 4–2, although both teams progressed from the accumulation stage. Tunisia arch drillmaster Sami Trabelsi featured for Tunisia in that Accumulation D bout in Lagos on 23 January 2000.
As hosts in 2004, Tunisia met Nigeria in the semi-finals. Jay-Jay Okocha denticulate for Nigeria afore Khaled Badra equalised for Tunisia. The bout concluded 1–1, with Tunisia acceptable 5–3 on penalties.
In 2006, the teams met in the quarter-finals. Victor Obinna denticulate for Nigeria and Karim Haggui equalised for Tunisia in a 1–1 draw, afore Nigeria won 6–5 on penalties.
They met in the third-place play-off at the 2019 AFCON, with Nigeria acceptable 1–0 acknowledgment to an aboriginal ambition from Odion Ighalo.
Their best contempo affair came at the 2021 AFCON, breadth Tunisia won a Annular of 16 appointment 1–0, with Youssef Msakni scoring the alone ambition in the 47th minute.
PAST MEETINGS
OVERALL Nigeria: P21 W5 D10 L6 GF21 GA26 GD-5 Tunisia: P21 W6 D10 L5 GF26 GA21 GD 5
AFCON ONLY Nigeria: P6 W3 D2 L1 GF9 GA5 GD 4 Tunisia: P6 W1 D2 L3 GF5 GA9 GD-4
· Nigeria awarded the bout in 1978
· Tunisia won the 2004 semi-final on penalties
· Nigeria won the 2006 quarter-final on penalties
PAST AFCON MEETINGS
16.03.1978, Accra (Third place)Awarded 2–0 to Nigeria Tunisia absolved off in the 42nd minute with the account at 1–1
23.01.2000, Lagos (Group stage) Nigeria 4 Tunisia 2
11.02.2004, Radès (Semi-final) Tunisia 1 Nigeria 1 (Tunisia won 5–3 on penalties) 04.02.2006, Port Said (Quarter-final) Nigeria 1 Tunisia 1 (Nigeria won 6–5 on penalties)
17.07.2019, Cairo (Third-place play-off) Tunisia 0 Nigeria 1 (Ighalo 3’)
23.01.2022, Garoua (Round of 16) Nigeria 0 Tunisia 1 (Msakni 47’)
Nigeria – Key Statistics
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Nigeria began with a 2–1 win over Tanzania.
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They accept now opened an AFCON finals attack with a win for the 14th time.
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Nigeria are best in their aftermost seven AFCON accumulation matches (W6 D1); their aftermost group-stage defeat was adjoin Madagascar in 2019.
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They accept won their aftermost three AFCON accumulation matches, all by a single-goal margin.
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Nigeria aftermost began an AFCON with alternating wins in 2021 and additionally won their aperture two matches in 2019.
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They accept absent aloof one of their aftermost 15 group-stage matches at AFCON, a 2–0 defeat to Madagascar in 2019.
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Nigeria accept denticulate in their aftermost seven AFCON accumulation matches.
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They accept bootless to account in alone two of their aftermost 26 AFCON matches: adjoin Madagascar in 2019 and adjoin Tunisia in the 2021 Annular of 16.
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Semi Ajayi denticulate his aboriginal AFCON ambition adjoin Tanzania in his 10th actualization at the finals.
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Ademola Lookman denticulate the acceptable ambition adjoin Tanzania, his fourth at AFCON.
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Lookman’s bang from alfresco the amends breadth fabricated him the aboriginal Nigerian to account from ambit at AFCON back Emmanuel Emenike in the 2013 semi-final adjoin Mali.
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Alex Iwobi recorded two assists adjoin Tanzania, his aboriginal assists at AFCON in his 19th appearance.
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Iwobi has now created 18 affairs at AFCON.
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Victor Osimhen attempted seven shots adjoin Tanzania, the best by a Nigerian in an AFCON bout back Victor Obinna adjoin Algeria in the 2010 third-place match.
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Six of Nigeria’s aftermost eight group-stage wins at AFCON accept been by a distinct goal, including bristles 1–0 victories.
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Nigeria accept denticulate in 13 of their aftermost 14 AFCON matches.
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They completed 451 of 501 passes adjoin Tanzania.
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Alex Iwobi and Calvin Bassey anniversary completed 71 passes, the best in the match.
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Nigeria registered 11 shots on ambition adjoin Tanzania, with Osimhen recording the best (3).
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Samuel Chukwueze attempted 10 dribbles adjoin Tanzania, commutual six successfully.
Tunisia – Key Statistics
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Tunisia began with a 3–1 achievement over Uganda.
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Ellyes Skhiri denticulate Tunisia’s aperture goal, which was their 100th at AFCON finals.
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Tunisia became the sixth nation to account 100 goals at AFCON, with Algeria afterwards acceptable the seventh.
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Skhiri’s ambition afterwards 10 account agency alone Egypt (22) and Nigeria (16) accept denticulate added AFCON goals than Tunisia (12) central the aperture 10 account of matches.
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It was the aboriginal time Tunisia had denticulate in the aboriginal 10 account of their clash opener back Issam Jemâa adjoin Senegal in 2008.
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Skhiri denticulate his aboriginal AFCON ambition in his 16th actualization at the finals.
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His attack was Tunisia’s aboriginal headed ambition at AFCON back Ahmed Akaïchi adjoin Equatorial Guinea in 2015.
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Elias Achouri denticulate the fourth and fifth goals of his all-embracing career.
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Achouri became the aboriginal Tunisian to account alert in an AFCON bout back Wahbi Khazri adjoin Mauritania in 2021.
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The win over Uganda concluded a four-match winless run at AFCON for Tunisia (D2 L2).
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It additionally concluded a four-match winless run in AFCON group-stage matches, their antecedent win advancing adjoin Mauritania in 2021.
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Tunisia won their aperture bout at AFCON for the aboriginal time back 2013, accepting bootless to do so in their antecedent bristles clash openers.
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They accept alone started an AFCON with two afterwards wins on three antecedent occasions: 2004, 2006 and 2012.
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Tunisia aftermost opened with alternating wins at AFCON in 2012, acquisition Morocco and Niger 2–1.
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Tunisia are best in their additional accumulation bout in anniversary of their aftermost bristles AFCON appearances (W3 D2).
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They aftermost absent their additional accumulation bout in 2013, a 3–0 defeat to Côte d’Ivoire.
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That defeat is their alone accident in the aforementioned accumulation bout beyond their aftermost 11 AFCON appearances (W8 D2).
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The aftermost time Tunisia won their aperture bout and bootless to advance to the knockout date was in 2013.
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Hannibal Mejbri, who assisted Tunisia’s aperture ambition adjoin Uganda, created four chances, the best in the match.
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Montassar Talbi attempted the best passes (51) and completed the best (48) adjoin Uganda.