Nigeria vs Tunisia Prediction & Betting Tips (27 December)

Nigeria had a hard time defeating Tanzania when they entered the fray at the start of the week. Far from being vastly superior to its opponent, this selection still provided the essentials by winning by the smallest of margins 2-1 to settle in 2nd place in this group behind its opponent of the day. Winner of the African Cup of Nations three times in its history (1980, 1994 and 2013), the Super Eagles came very close to a new title during the last edition by falling in the final. It is therefore logical that they finished in 1st place in Group D during qualifying for this edition, ahead of Benin, Rwanda and Libya. On the other hand, Eric Chelle's men failed in the final of the qualifying play-offs for the 2026 World Cup against the Democratic Republic of Congo 1-1, elimination following penalties and they will therefore not be part of the party in America next June. Before the start of this competition, Nigeria had been defeated in a friendly match in Egypt 2-1 but with a reshuffled squad.

Tunisia, for its part, was quite serious for its debut in the tournament. Opposed to Uganda, they displayed their superiority before conceding to reduce the score at the very end of the match 3-1, which did not prevent them from taking control of the ranking of this group ahead of Nigeria. The 41st nation in the world is therefore on track to emerge from its group, unlike the last edition. Before this entry into the running, the Carthage Eagles were able to defeat Bostwana 2-1 during a friendly match. To qualify, Samil Trabelsi's players finished in 2nd place in group A, behind Comoros but in front of Gambia and they then validated their ticket for a third World Cup in a row after winning 9 and 1 draw in a group made up of Namibia, Liberia, Equatorial Guinea, Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe.

Coach Eric Chelle made strong choices for this CAN by leaving goalkeeper Okoye aside (Udinese, 18 sel), midfielder Yusuf (New England Revolution, 8 sel) and  attackers Uche (Crystal Palace, 3 sel),  Arokodare (Wolverhampton, ex-Amiens, 2 goals in 10 selections), Sadiq (Sociedad, 1 goal in selection) and Moffi (in bickering in Nice, 4 goals in 19 selections). In addition, Boniface (Werder Bremen, 1 goal in 12 sels), Iheanacho (Celtic, 15 goals in 57 sels) and Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest, 2 goals in 10 games) are all injured in their respective clubs while defenders Aina (Nottingham Forest, 48 sel) and Agu (Werder Bremen, 1 sel) had to throw in the towel. Captain Troost-Ekong (Al-Kholood, 83 sel) announced his international retirement at the beginning of the month. As for the forces present, we will of course cite Osimhen (Galatasaray, 31 goals in 46 seasons), who could be supported by Iwobi (Fulham, 10 goals in 92 seasons), Chukwueze (Fulham, 7 goals in 52 sels) and Lookman (Atalanta, 9 goals in 35 sels) who unlocked his counter in this CAN during the 1st day. The middle Ndidi (Besiktas, 72 sel) wears the armband of this selection while the defenders Bassey (Fulham, 37 sel) and Sanusi (Porto, 26 sel) should start behind. On the Tunisian side, the important midfielder passed by Angers Aïssa Laïdouni (Al-Wakrah, 59 sel) was forced to withdraw from the tournament.

The Haddadi defenders (Berkane, 36 sel) and Ghram (Shakhtar, 6 sel), midfielders Ben Slimane (Norwich, 38 sel) and Ben Larbi (Sarjah, 16 sel, 3 goals) or even attackers Layouni (Häcken, 2 goals in 16 seasons), Jebali (Gamba Osaka, 2 goals in 17 sel) and Ltaief (Sparta Rotterdam, 1 goal in 21 sel) are not in the list either. On the other hand, the defenders or pistons Valéry (Sheffield Wednesday, 17 sel), Bronn (Servette, 48 sel), Talbi (Lorient, 58 sel) and Abdi (Nice, 41 sel, 6 goals) and midfielders Shkiri (Frankfurt, 75 sel) and Mejbri (Burnley, 40 sel) should all be operational. Striker Achouri (Copenhagen, 3 goals in 24 seasons) also, he who scored twice on the first day. At his side, we could find the interesting Saad (Augsburg, 4 goals in 10 sel) and Mastouri (Makhachkala, 4 goals in 13 seasons). Known to Ligue 1 fans, Gharbi (loaned by PSG to Augsburg, 1 goal in 9 seasons) and Sliti (Al-Shamal, 14 goals in 80 seasons) must be content with the role of replacement.

• Summary: Nigeria is going head to head with Tunisia starting on 27 Dec 2025 at 20:00 UTC at Complexe Sportif de Fès stadium, Fez city, Morocco. The match is a part of the Africa Cup of Nations, Group C .
• Nigeria Feedinco Rating: 7.01
• Tunisia Feedinco Rating: 6.94