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Nigeria’s Super Eagles secured a place in the Round of 16 at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations with a dramatic 3–2 victory over Tunisia in a pulsating Group C encounter at Fez Stadium on Saturday. The Super Eagles appeared to be cruising after racing into a 3–0 lead through Victor Osimhen, captain Wilfred Ndidi and Ademola Lookman. Osimhen broke the deadlock late in the first half, rising powerfully to head home a cross from Lookman, before Ndidi doubled the advantage five minutes into the second half with his first international goal, again exploiting Tunisia’s aerial frailties.

The Super Eagles team, who emerged first runner-up at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), have officially received their national honors certificates as well as title documents for houses and land allocations as pledged by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Prior to the Super Eagles' first game of the next AFCON qualification campaign, the presentation was held on December 22, 2025, at the team's hotel in Fez, Morocco. After Nigeria finished second in the 2023 AFCON competition, which was held in Côte d'Ivoire in January and February of 2024, President Tinubu promised the prizes.

Host Morocco opened their Africa Cup of Nations campaign with a 2-0 victory over Comoros on Sunday, as second-half goals from Brahim Diaz and Ayoub El Kaabi sealed a winning start in the tournament's curtain-raiser in Rabat. After a frustrating first half in which Soufiane Rahimi saw an early penalty saved, Morocco finally broke through 10 minutes after the interval when Diaz struck from close range at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium. El Kaabi, introduced as a substitute, later wrapped up the result with a spectacular overhead kick on a wet and cold night.

John Obi Mikel, a former captain of the Super Eagles, has challenged Nigeria to win the Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco in 2025. Following coach Eric Chelle's announcement of his final 28-man roster on Thursday, the former Chelsea midfielder made the call.

Amidst mounting rumors over the winger's future, Liverpool manager Arne Slot has maintained that there are "no reasons not to want Mohamed Salah to stay" at the team. Slot stated that he will discuss the matter more with Salah on Friday morning.

Victor Osimehn, the Super Eagles and Galatasaray striker, on Wednesday, clinched the 2025 Gentleman Quarterly Sportsman award during a black-tie ceremony in Istanbul, Turkey.