"Fun, flair and fragility sum up Nigeria's ongoing campaign at AFCON 2025. As the tournament's leading attacking force, Nigeria have laid down an early marker as title contenders but while the West Africans boast impressive squad depth, they still need to shore up a leaky defence. The Super Eagles have moved on swiftly from the heartbreak of missing out on the FIFA World Cup and have been flying high in Morocco on the back of a talented squad featuring Ademola Lookman, Raphael Onyedika, Victor Osimhen"
"As one of only two teams to maintain a perfect group-stage record, the former champions now face Mozambique, who for the first time advanced past the group stage, for a place in the quarterfinals. Ranked 102nd in the world, Mozambique are up for a historic knockout appearance, facing the daunting task of taking on a side ranked 74 places above them."
"The African powerhouse soared into the knockouts as the table toppers of Group C, registering victories over Tunisia, Uganda and Tanzania. Nigeria were the first team to reach the last 16 with a 100 percent record. Mozambique advanced as one of the four best third-placed sides. The Mambas lost two Group F games and won one, against Gabon, which ended their 40-year wait for a victory at the continental tournament."
Nigeria face Mozambique at Fez Stadium in Fez, Morocco on Monday at 8pm (19:00 GMT) in an AFCON knockout round. Nigeria lead the tournament in attack and completed a perfect group-stage record with wins over Tunisia, Uganda and Tanzania. The Super Eagles rely on Ademola Lookman, Raphael Onyedika, Victor Osimhen and Alex Iwobi and have deep squad depth but must address a leaky defence. Mozambique advanced past the group stage for the first time, finishing as one of the four best third-placed teams after a win over Gabon. The winner will travel to Marrakesh for a quarterfinal on January 10.
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