Tanzania
TunisiaTanzania: 1. Masalanga - 4. Hamad, 5. Job, 14. Mwamnyeto, 15. Hussein M-d (Msindo, 67), 25. Mnoga (Kapombe, 90) - 20. Miroshi, 27. Msanga - 6. Salum (M'Mombwa, 85) - 10. Samatta (Mwalimu, 46), 12. Msuva (Allarakhia, 85)
Substitution: Mwalimu (from 46); Msindo (from 67); M'Mombwa (from 85); Allarakhia (from 85); Kapombe (from 90)
Bench: 28. Foba - 3. Kibabage, 16. Nangu, 19. Mwaikenda - 23. Kagoma - 17. Habibu, 24. Nashon - 7. Nado, 11. Kibu - 21. John Ke.
Yellow Cards: Hamad 41; Mwamnyeto 57; Msuva 59
Tunisia: 16. Dahmen Ay. - 2. Abdi Ali, 3. Talbi, 6. Bronn, 20. Valery - 17. Skhiri - 10. Mejbri (Hadj Mahmoud, 88), 11. Gharbi (Ben Romdhane, 88) - 7. Achouri (Sassi F., 52), 9. Mastouri (Jaziri S., 64), 26. Tounekti (Sliti, 64)
Substitution: Sassi F. (from 52); Sliti (from 64); Jaziri S. (from 64); Hadj Mahmoud (from 88); Ben Romdhane (from 88)
Bench: 1. Farhati, 22. Ben Saïd - 4. Meriah, 12. Maâloul A., 14. Ben Ali, 21. Ben Ouanes, 24. Arous Adem - 18. Ghandri, 25. Tka - 19. Chaouat
Yellow Cards: Valery 31
Result worked in favour of both sides — albeit with very different consequences
One of the standout fixtures of Matchday Two at the Africa Cup of Nations lived up to expectations
Tunisia finally laid to rest their long-standing struggles in opening matches
Nigeria opened their Africa Cup of Nations 2025 campaign with a hard-fought 2–1 win
Much of that success is owed to standout goalkeeper