Nigeria vs Tanzania: 3–1

Nigeria beat Tanzania 3–1 in the Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying on Friday, 13 November 2026 at Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, Nigeria.

Competition: Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying (2027 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying, Group Stage)
Kick-off time: Fri, 13 Nov 2026, 16:00 UTC
Status: Full Time
Venue: Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, Nigeria
Teams: Nigeria (home), Tanzania (away)

Goals

2' — Alhassan Yusuf (Nigeria)
32' — Alphonce Msanga (Tanzania)
52' — Tolu Arokodare (Nigeria)
60' — Tolu Arokodare (Nigeria)

Match statistics

Statistic	Nigeria	Tanzania
Possession (%)	67.8	32.2
Shots	17	9
Shots on target	7	2
Corners	6	3
Fouls	12	14
Yellow cards	1	0

Starting line-ups

Nigeria (4-4-2): Stanley Nwabali (G), Calvin Bassey (CD-L), Benjamin Fredrick (CD-R), Ola Aina (LB), Abdullahi Bewene (RB), Wilfred Ndidi (CM-L), Alex Iwobi (CM-R), Tochukwu Nnadi (LM), Alhassan Yusuf (RM), Akor Adams (CF-L), Ademola Lookman (CF-R).

Tanzania (4-4-2): Aishi Manula (G), Ibrahim Hamad (CD-L), Bakari Mwamnyeto (CD-R), Anthony Mlingo (LB), Haji Mnoga (RB), Himid Mao (CM-L), Alphonce Msanga (CM-R), Novatus Miroshi (LM), Nathaniel Chilambo (RM), Cyprian Kachwele (CF-L), Denis Kibu (CF-R).

Recent form

Nigeria: drew 2–2 away to Poland (3 Jun); lost 2–1 away to Portugal (10 Jun); won 2–1 vs Madagascar (25 Sept); lost 3–0 away to Guinea-Bissau (29 Sept); drew 3–3 away to Russia (6 Oct).

Tanzania: lost 1–0 away to Morocco (4 Jan); lost 1–0 vs Liechtenstein (26 Mar); won 6–0 away to Macau (29 Mar); lost 2–0 vs Guinea-Bissau (25 Sept); drew 1–1 away to Madagascar (29 Sept).