Nigerians brand Super Eagles AFCON 2025 group as easy, to face Tunisia, Tanzania and Uganda in Morocco.
The Nigerian Super Eagles will feature in Group C at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), which will take place in Morocco from December 21, 2025, to January 18, 2026.
The draws of the 2025 CHAN are set as the Home-based Super Eagles of Nigeria take on Senegal, Congo, and Sudan in Group D
The 2025 AFCON draw was finalized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Monday, January 27, in the Mohammed V National Theatre in Rabat, Morocco.
Former Super Eagles captain Joseph Yobo played a significant role as a draw assistant and analyst for the 2025 AFCON group selection.
Nigerians react to easy AFCON group C for Super Eagles and Eric Chelle
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Technical and Development Committee chairman, Sharif Inuwa, and the team’s new head coach, Éric Chelle, represented Nigeria in the 2025 AFCON draw.
Before the draw, the Super Eagles of Nigeria, regarded as the fifth-best team in Africa, were grouped with other strong teams in Pot 1.
The draw results surprised a lot of Nigerians as the Super Eagles were paired with Tunisia, Tanzania and Uganda in Group C.
Nigerians were delighted with the draw results expressing that the Super Eagles should have no problems progressing from the groups.
According to the reactions gathered on social media, most Nigerian football fans do not see an obstacle to stopping the Super Eagles in the group.
The group stage draw has only emboldened Nigerian football fans to start making declarations about the Super Eagles’ chances to win the tournament.
Some fans even went as far as declaring that new head coach Eric Chelle does not have an excuse not to go a step further than the Super Eagles did with a silver medal at the 2024 AFCON.
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AFCON 2025 groups
Group A: Morocco, Mali, Zambia, Comoros
Group B: Egypt, South Africa, Angola, Zimbabwe
Group C: Nigeria, Tunisia, Uganda, Tanzania
Group D: Senegal, DR Congo, Benin, Botswana
Group E: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Equatorial Guinea, Sudan
Group F: Cote d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Gabon, Mozambique
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