Nigeria vs Tanzania

Nigeria

2 - 1

Tanzania

🕒 Tue, 23 Dec 2025 17:30 Europe/London 📍 Complexe Sportif de Fès 🧑‍⚖️ Beida Dahane 🔁 Group Stage - 1 🏁 match finished

Season

2025 Season

Stage

Group Stage - 1

Group Stage Table

Nigeria 2 · Tanzania 17

Referee Stats

Beida Dahane

3 matches · 1.67 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	1.67
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	67%
Draws	0%
Away wins	33%

Team Overview

Nigeria (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-1-0

Goals For / Against

9 / 3

Avg: 2.25 / 0.75

Points

Avg: 2.50

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Tanzania (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 0-1-2

Goals For / Against

2 / 4

Avg: 0.67 / 1.33

Points

Avg: 0.33

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Africa Cup of Nations fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.50

PPG

0.33

2.25

0.67

0.75

1.33

100%

O2.5

50%

100%

BTTS

100%

50%

Score 1st

League-position context

Nigeria rank2nd

Tanzania rank17th

Nigeria points9

Tanzania points2

Nigeria: #2 · 9 pts · GD +4

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Tanzania: #17 · 2 pts · GD -1

7 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.

7-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Nigeria last 5 home

W W

Points6/6

Weighted index100

Goals5-3

Record2-0-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Tanzania last 5 away

D L

Points1/6

Weighted index22

Goals2-3

Record0-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Nigeria trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%

BTTS100%

BTTS + O2.5100%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 0%

Tanzania trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS100%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.550%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Nigeria score at home100%

Nigeria clean sheet at home0%

Tanzania score away100%

Tanzania clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Nigeria score first50%

Nigeria win after scoring first100%

Tanzania score first0%

Tanzania win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Nigeria 0% · Tanzania 0%

Avg first goal minute: Nigeria 36.0' · Tanzania —

Vs league average

Nigeria score at home2.25 vs 1.22

Nigeria concede at home0.75 vs 1.19

Tanzania score away0.67 vs 1.19

Tanzania concede away1.33 vs 1.22

Nigeria score 84% above league average, while Tanzania score 44% below league average.

Defensive side: Nigeria are 37% below league average at home, and Tanzania are 9% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games1

Avg goals3.00

BTTS100%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Nigeria goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 1

46-60 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Tanzania goal timing (away)

1H scored: 0% 2H scored: 100% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 1

46-60 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

—

Fouls

—

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

36' ⚽

⚽

36' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

S. Ajayi

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Iwobi

50' ⚽

⚽

50' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

C. M'Mombwa

Normal Goal · Assist: N. Dismas

52' ⚽

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52' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

A. Lookman

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Iwobi

58'

58' A. Lookman

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ A. Adams

1st substitution · For: F. Dele-Bashiru

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ S. Chukwueze

2nd substitution · For: M. Simon

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ Simon Happygod Msuva

1st substitution · For: K. John

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ T. Allarakhia

2nd substitution · For: D. Job

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ S. Kapombe

3rd substitution · For: H. Mnoga

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ V. Osimhen

3rd substitution · For: P. Onuachu

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ C. M'Mombwa

4th substitution · For: K. Denis

Nigeria vs Tanzania 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Nigeria beat Tanzania 2-1 on Tuesday, 23 December 2025 in Africa Cup of Nations. The match was refereed by Beida Dahane. It was played at Complexe Sportif de Fès.

First half: Nigeria took the lead at 36' when S. Ajayi scored, with the assist credited to A. Iwobi, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Tanzania leveled the score at 50' when C. M'Mombwa scored, with the assist credited to N. Dismas, making the score 1-1. Nigeria took the lead at 52' when A. Lookman scored, with the assist credited to A. Iwobi, making the score 2-1. A. Lookman received a yellow card for Nigeria at 58'. Nigeria made their 1st substitution at 59', with A. Adams replacing F. Dele-Bashiru. Nigeria made their 2nd substitution at 59', with S. Chukwueze replacing M. Simon. Tanzania made their 1st substitution at 62', with Simon Happygod Msuva replacing K. John. Tanzania made their 2nd substitution at 79', with T. Allarakhia replacing D. Job. Tanzania made their 3rd substitution at 79', with S. Kapombe replacing H. Mnoga. Nigeria made their 3rd substitution at 86', with V. Osimhen replacing P. Onuachu. Tanzania made their 4th substitution at 90+1', with C. M'Mombwa replacing K. Denis.

Nigeria used 3 substitutions while Tanzania used 4 substitutions. Nigeria got 1 yellow card.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	1
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (100.0%)
BTTS	1 (100.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	1
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (100.0%)
BTTS	1 (100.0%)

Nigeria vs Tanzania Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

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