AFCON 2025: Super Eagles Set to Face Mozambique in Round of 16 After Perfect Group Stage

• The Super Eagles of Nigeria have discovered their opponents for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Round of 16
• Nigeria finished Group C with a 100% record and booked a round of 16 tie against Group D's third-placed team
• Nigerians are worried, as the last time the team won all group games in 2021, they were eliminated in the round of 16

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The Super Eagles of Nigeria have discovered their opponents for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Round of 16 tie after the completion of the group stages.

Nigeria finished as Group C winners with a perfect record after beating Tanzania 2-1 in the opening match, followed by 3-2 and 3-1 wins over Tunisia and Uganda.

The Desert Foxes of Algeria were the only other team to finish the group stage with a 100% record after beating Sudan, Burkina Faso and Equatorial Guinea.

Super Eagles to face Mozambique

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have drawn the Mambas of Mozambique in the Round of 16 at AFCON 2025 after Group F was decided.

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Nigeria, which finished as Group C winners, earned a favourable Round of 16 draw against the team which finished third in Group F, Mozambique.

Mozambique reached the knockout stage with a 3-2 win over the Panthers of Gabon, sandwiched between losses to defending champion Cote d'Ivoire and Cameroon.

As confirmed by CAF, the match is scheduled to be played on Monday, January 5, 2026, at 8 pm Nigerian time at Complexe Sportif de Fes, the same stadium where Nigeria played all their group matches.

Wilfred Ndidi sends message to Nigerians

The Super Eagles had a flawless group stage campaign and the last time they won all three matches in the first round in 2021, under the tutelage of Austin Eguavoen, they were eliminated in the Round of 16.

Super Eagles captain Wilfred Ndidi was about this in the mixed zone after Nigeria defeated the Cranes of Uganda and he explained that the team's focus is on a game-by-game basis.

“We're not thinking of what happened in 2021. It's gone. We're not thinking about this game now,” he told OJB Sports. “We're thinking about the next game, which is more important? So, game after game game after game game after game.”

Chelle relishes knockout stage pressure

Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle admits that the knockout stage comes with a lot of pressure, but he is looking forward to it.

“Playing in the Round of 16 comes with pressure because it is a knockout stage, but I am excited and really looking forward to the game. Since I arrived, I have had a lot of pressure and I feel good,” he said as quoted by Soccernet.

The Franco-Malian coached the Mali national team to reach the quarter-final of AFCON 2023 and believes that his experience will help him guide Nigeria, which reached the final of the same tournament.

Super Eagles' standout players

Legit.ng analysed the standout players for the Super Eagles during the group stage of AFCON 2025, during which they had a perfect record.

Former African Footballer of the Year, Ademola Lookman, has been the team’s best attacker with two goals and two assists in the same number of games.