Nigeria’s Super Eagles will look to secure a place in the quarter-finals of the 2026 African Cup of Nations when they take on the Mambas of Mozambique at the Stade de Fès.
Nigeria will continue their push for a fourth Africa Cup of Nations title when they face Mozambique on Monday night 8 p.m. local time in the Round of 16 of the 2025 tournament in Morocco.
Eric Chelle’s side can make history by becoming the first team to make it to the quarter-finals for a record 18th time.
The West Africans have only failed to reach the quarter-finals three times in the history of the competition.
The first time was on their debut in Ghana 1963, Libya 1982, and four years ago in Cameroon.
While this is a familiar territory for the Super Eagles having made it this far more than a dozen times, for Mozambique, it is new ground.
The Mambas are only making it to this phase for the first time in their history, after failing to progress beyond the group stage in their previous five AFCON appearances.
The Super Eagles are coming into Monday’s game in strong form.
Eric Chelle’s side swept through Group C with three wins from three matches, beating Tanzania 2–1, Tunisia 3–2 and Uganda 3–1.
Following the group phase matches, Nigeria has now scored a total of 152 goals in 107 matches at the Africa Cup of Nations, since their debut at the finals in Ghana in 1963.
The eight goals scored in Morocoo this term is their highest tally in a group phase at AFCON.
It is also the first time they found the net at least twice in every group game at the AFCON.
The victory over Uganda was Nigeria’s 61st win at the Africa Cup of Nations, second only to Egypt’s 62.
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