Nigeria vs Mozambique: AFCON 2025 – Team News, Start Time & Lineups

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Match Details:

* Teams: Nigeria vs. Mozambique
* ⁤ Stage: round of 16,Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON)
* Meaning: A win secures a⁢ place in the quarterfinals.
* ⁢ Venue: Fez Stadium

Team Overviews:

* ⁤ Nigeria:

* ⁢Ranked 102nd in the world.
* Topped Group C with a perfect record (3 wins: Tunisia, Uganda, Tanzania).
‍ * Strong attacking force – highest⁤ goal tally (8) and possession rate (66%) in the group stage.
* ⁤ Key Players:
* Ademola Lookman (2 goals, 2 assists) – considered a standout player.
*⁤ Onyedika (scored⁣ twice in the last match)
⁤ * Iwobi (midfield ⁤playmaker)
‍ * Osimhen (feared striker)
* Form: W-W-W-L-L
* Mozambique:

* ranked⁤ 102nd ⁣in the world.
* Advanced as one of the best third-placed teams from Group F.
* Ended a 40-year wait for a victory at the tournament with a win against Gabon.
* This is their first appearance in AFCON’s knockout stages.
* Key Players:
⁢ * Geny Catamo (2 goals)
* Faisal Bangal
* Diogo Calila
⁤* Form: L-W-L-L-D
* Have never kept a clean sheet in 18 AFCON matches.

Next Round:

* The winner will face the winner ‍of the Algeria vs. Democratic Republic of the Congo match in the quarterfinals on January 10th in marrakesh.