Nigeria's Super Eagles will take on Mozambique in one of the round of 16 fixtures of the ongoing 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco.
Nigeria's home ground during Group C matches, the 35,000-capacity Complexe Sportif de Fes, will host the clash, which kicks off at 8:00 pm on Monday, January 5.
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Nigeria entered the group stage with the maximum points, winning all three matches, scoring eight goals and conceding four.
Ademola Lookman and Raphael Onyedika scored two goals each, while Semi Ajayi, Victor Osimhen, Wilfred Ndidi and Paul Onuachu also scored.
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Mozambique, on the other hand, started their campaign with a defeat to defending champions Côte d'Ivoire, bounced back with a hard-fought win over Gabon and then lost 2-1 to Cameroon's Indomitable Lions on Wednesday evening.
Historically, Nigeria have dominated this match, winning four of their last five encounters. This included their only AFCON encounter, a 3–0 win in Lubango, Angola in January 2010.
The Super Eagles also claimed a 1–0 friendly win in Maputo in August 1999 and a 3–2 win in Portugal in October 2023.
The two FIFA World Cup qualifiers ended in a 0–0 draw in Maputo and a dramatic 1–0 win for Nigeria in Abuja, with Obinna Nsofor keeping Nigeria's World Cup hopes alive by scoring five minutes into extra time.
