Nigeria head coach Eric Chelle and his Tunisia counterpart, Sami Trabelsi, played down Nigeria's failure to reach next year's World Cup as a potentially decisive factor in the Africa Cup of Nations clash between the sides on Saturday night in Fez.

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of AFCON 2025 Group D matchday 2 as Senegal take on DR Congo on Saturday, 27 December, at Tangier Grand Stadium. Senegal come in as favourites after a commanding 3-0 win over Botswana,

Uganda and Tanzania play on December 27 but Kenya and Ethiopia are watching the Africa Cup of Nations from home

Sports Mole provides previews and predictions for all of Saturday's Africa Cup of Nations fixtures, including Victor Osimhen's Nigeria vs. Tunisia.

The Africa Cup of Nations paused for Christmas on Thursday, but it is a brief 24-hour break with two more rounds of group competition to be crammed into the next week.

The Africa Cup of Nations 2025 takes center stage in December and early January, as 24 teams head to Morocco aiming to be crowned AFCON champs. This is going to be a brilliant tournament held in nine stadiums across six cities in Morocco.

When does the 2025 African Cup Of Nations take place? The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is scheduled to take place from December, 21,

Will Mohamed Salah finally lift the trophy? Will Nigeria make up for missing the World Cup? Our writers outline what they think might happen

African soccer is moving the Africa Cup of Nations to a four-year cycle from 2028 and launching a new African Nations League in 2029.