Tanzania and Tunisia complete their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Group C campaigns against each other on Tuesday in Rabat.
The Taifa Stars must win to reach the last 16 after losing 2-1 to Nigeria and taking the lead before drawing 1-1 with Uganda.
2004 champions Tunisia have started their campaign with a 3-1 win against Uganda and 3-2 defeat to Nigeria, meaning a point will guarantee a place in the last 16.
101GreatGoals.com has the team news and starting line-ups as Tanzania and Tunisia complete their AFCON 2025 group stages.
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Tanzania starting line-up vs Tunisia
Tanzania make three changes, rotating Kelvin John with incoming experienced forward Mbwana Samatta, who was once the subject of an £8.5 million move from Genk to Aston Villa.
Hussein Masalanga replaces Zuberi Foba in goal and midfielder Tarryn Allarakhia, of English fifth-tier side Rochdale, makes way for Dickson Job.
Defender Haji Mnoga, of English fourth-tier side Salford City, conceded a penalty and was booked on Saturday but retains his place.
Tanzania starting XI: Hussein Masalanga, Dickson Job, Bakari Mwamnyeto, Ibrahim Hamad, Mohamed Hussein, Haji Mnoga, Alphonce Msanga, Feisal Salum, Novatus Miroshi, Simon Msuva, Mbwana Samatta
Tanzania substitutes: Zuberi Foba, Pascal Msindo, Nickson Kibabage, Iddy Nado, Charles M’Mombwa, Selemani Abdallah, Kibu Denis, Wilson Nangu, Khalid Iddi, Lusajo Mwaikenda, Kelvin John, Shomari Kapombe, Yusuph Kagoma, Kelvin Nashon, Tarryn Allarakhia
Tunisia starting line-up vs Tanzania
Tunisia make two changes, bringing in the two substitutes they used three days ago in Celtic winger Sebastian Tounekti and Braga midfielder Ismael Gharbi.
Mohamed Ben Romdhane and Ferjani Sassi move to the bench.
Burnley midfielder Hannibal Mejbri has produced an assist in each of Tunisia’s games. Elias Achouri scored twice against Uganda, with Ellyes Skhiri opening the scoring.
Tunisia starting XI: Aymen Dahmen, Yan Valery, Montassar Talbi, Ali Abdi, Sebastian Tounekti, Hannibal Mejbri, Dylan Bronn, Ellyes Skhiri, Ismael Gharbi, Elias Achouri, Hazem Mastouri
Tunisia substitutes: Noureddine Farhati, Yassine Meriah, Mohamed Ben Romdhane, Ali Maâloul, Ferjani Sassi, Mohamed Ben Ali, Hadj Mahmoud, Nader Ghandri, Firas Chaouat, Mortadha Ben Ouanes, Bechir Ben Said, Naim Sliti, Adem Arous, Houssem Tka, Seifeddine Jaziri
How to watch Tanzania v Tunisia: TV channel, live online stream
Kick-off on Tuesday is at 16:00 GMT (11:00 ET / 08:00 PT). In the UK, live coverage is on Channel 4’s YouTube channel. In the USA, beIN Sports is the tournament broadcaster.
Online live streaming is available on a vast range of devices through Channel 4’s website and app and the beIN Sports app.
Tanzania v Tunisia: AFCON 2025 stats
- Tanzania have never won an AFCON match (D4 L7) and could become the fourth nation, after Mozambique (16), Benin (15) and Guinea-Bissau (12), to fail to win any of their first 12 games at the finals
- Only only one of their last four such matches – against Tunisia at this edition – has ended in defeat (D3)
- They have scored in their first two AFCON matches for the first time since 1980
- In three closing group-stage matches, their only defeat is a 3-0 loss to Algeria in 2019
- Simon Msuva’s goal against Uganda took the forward’s tally to three AFCON goals across three different editions, making him the the first Tanzanian player to score at a hat-trick of separate AFCON tournaments
- All three of Msuva’s AFCON goals have put Tanzania ahead, yet they have failed to win any of those games (D2 L1).
- Defeat to Nigeria was the first time Tunisia had lost an AFCON match after scoring at least two goals since their 3-2 quarter-final defeat to Cameroon in 2008. They had beeen unbeaten in nine when scoring at least twice (W8 D1)
- They lost their second group match after winning their opener for the first time since 2013
- The Eagles of Carthage have failed to win their final group match at each of the last three AFCON tournaments
- A 4-2 win over Zimbabwe in 2017 is their most recent victory in such a game
- Tunisia are poised to reach the knockout stage for a 15th time
- Both of their shots on target against Nigeria were goals and their shot conversion rate of 26% is the highest of any team at the tournament
Tanzania AFCON 2025 squad
Goalkeepers: Yakoub Suleiman (Simba), Hussein Masalanga (Singida Black Stars), Zuberi Foba (Azam)
Defenders: Bakari Mwamnyeto (Young Africans), Shomari Kapombe (Simba), Lusajo Mwaikenda (Azam), Mohamed Hussein (Young Africans), Nickson Kibabage (Simba), Alphonse Mabula (Shamakhi), Wilson Nangu (Simba), Pascal Msindo (Azam), Ibrahim Abdulla (Young Africans), Haji Mnoga (Salford City), Dickson Job (Young Africans)
Midfielders: Habibu Idd (Singida Black Stars), Tarryn Allarakhia (Rochdale), Charles M’Mombwa (Floriana), Yusuph Kagoma (Simba), Morice Abraham (Simba), Feisal Salum (Azam), Kelvin Nashon (Pamba Jiji), Novatus Miroshi (Goztepe)
Forwards: Abdul Suleiman (Azam), Iddy Suleiman Nado (Azam), Kibu Denis (Simba), Mbwana Samatta (Le Havre), Kelvin John (Aalborg), Simon Msuva (Al-Talaba)
Tunisia AFCON 2025 squad
Goalkeepers: Aymen Dahmen (CS Sfaxien), Bechir Ben Said (Esperance), Noureddine Farhati (Stade Tunisien), Sabri Ben Hassen (ES Sahel)
Defenders: Yassine Meriah (Esperance), Montassar Talbi (Lorient), Dylan Bronn (Servette), Adem Arous (Kasimpasa), Nader Ghandri (Akhmat Grozny), Mohamed Ben Ali (Esperance), Yan Valery (Sheffield Wednesday), Ali Abdi (Nice), Mortadha Ben Ouanes (Kasimpasa), Ali Maaloul (CS Sfaxien)
Midfielders: Ellyes Skhiri (Eintracht Frankfurt), Houssem Tka (Esperance), Ferjani Sassi (Al-Gharafa), Ismael Gharbi (FC Augsburg), Mohamed Belhadj Mahmoud (Lugano), Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley), Naim Sliti (Al-Shamal), Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane (Al Ahly)
Forwards: Elias Saad (Augsburg), Elias Achouri (FC Copenhagen), Sebastian Tounekti (Celtic), Firas Chaouat (Club Africain), Hazem Mastouri (Dynamo Makhachkala), Seifeddine Jaziri (Zamalek)
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AFCON 2025 fixtures, full Africa Cup of Nations schedule
Sunday, December 21 2025
- Group A: Morocco 2-0 Comoros (Rabat)
Monday, December 22 2025
- Group A: Mali 1-1 Zambia (Casablanca)
- Group B: South Africa 2-1 Angola (Marrakech)
- Group B: Egypt 2-1 Zimbabwe (Agadir)
Tuesday, December 23 2025
- Group D: Senegal 3-0 Botswana (Tangie)
- Group D: DR Congo 1-0 Benin (Rabat)
- Group C: Nigeria 2-1 Tanzania (Fes)
- Group C: Tunisia 3-1 Uganda (Rabat)
Wednesday, December 24 2025
- Group E: Burkina Faso 2-1 Equatorial Guinea (Casablanca)
- Group E: Algeria 3-0 Sudan (Rabat)
- Group F: Ivory Coast 1-0 Mozambique (Marrakech)
- Group F: Cameroon 1-0 Gabon (Agadir)
Friday, December 26 2025
- Group B: Angola 1-1 Zimbabwe (Marrakech)
- Group B: Egypt 1-0 South Africa (Agadir)
- Group A: Zambia 0-0 Comoros (Casablanca)
- Group A: Morocco 1-1 Mali (Rabat)
Saturday, December 27 2025
- Group D: Benin 1-0 Botswana (Rabat)
- Group D: Senegal 1-1 DR Congo (Tangier)
- Group C: Uganda 1-1 Tanzania (Rabat)
- Group C: Nigeria 3-2 Tunisia (Fes)
Sunday, December 28 2025
- Group F: Gabon 2-3 Mozambique (Agadir)
- Group E: Equatorial Guinea 0-1 Sudan (Casablanca)
- Group E: Algeria 1-0 Burkina Faso (Rabat)
- Group F: Ivory Coast 1-1 Cameroon, (Marrakech)
Sunday, December 28 2025
- Group F: Gabon 2-3 Mozambique (Agadir)
- Group E: Equatorial Guinea 0-1 Sudan (Casablanca)
- Group E: Algeria 1-0 Burkina Faso (Rabat)
- Group F: Ivory Coast 1-1 Cameroon, (Marrakech)
Monday, December 29 2025
- Group B: Angola vs Egypt (Agadir, 16:00)
- Group B: Zimbabwe vs South Africa (Marrakech, 16:00)
- Group A: Comoros vs Mali (Casablanca, 19:00)
- Group A: Zambia vs Morocco (Rabat, 19:00)
Tuesday, December 30 2025
- Group C: Tanzania vs Tunisia (Rabat, 16:00)
- Group C: Uganda vs Nigeria (Fes, 16:00)
- Group D: Benin vs Senegal (Tangier, 19:00)
- Group D: Botswana vs DR Congo (Rabat, 19:00)
Wednesday, December 31 2025
- Group E: Equatorial Guinea vs Algeria (Rabat, 16:00)
- Group E: Sudan vs Burkina Faso (Casablanca, 16:00)
- Group F: Gabon vs Ivory Coast (Marrakech, 19:00)
- Group F: Mozambique vs Cameroon (Agadir, 19:00)
Africa Cup of Nations 2025 round of 16
Saturday, January 3 2026
- SR1: Group D winners vs Group B/E/F third-place (Tangier, 16:00)
- SR2: Group A runners-up vs Group C runners-up (Casablanca, 19:00)
Sunday, January 4
- SR3: Group A winners vs Group C/D/E third-place (Rabat, 16:00)
- SR4: Group B runners-up vs Group F runners-up (Rabat, 19:00)
Monday, January 5
- SR5: Group B winners vs Group A/C/D third-place (Agadir, 6pm)
- SR6: Group C winners vs Group A/B/F third-place (Fes, 8:30pm)
Tuesday, January 6
- SR7: Group E winners vs Group D runners-up (Rabat 2, 6pm)
- SR8: Group F winners vs Group E runners-up (Marrakech, 8:30pm)
Africa Cup of Nations 2025 quarter-finals
Friday, January 9
- QF1: Winner SR2 vs Winner SR1 (Tangier, 16:00)
- QF2: Winner SR4 vs Winner SR3 (Rabat, 19:00)
Saturday, January 10
- QF3: Winner SR7 vs Winner SR6 (Marrakech, 16:00)
- QF4: Winner SR5 vs Winner SR8 (Agadir, 19:00)
Africa Cup of Nations 2025 semi-finals
Wednesday, January 14
- SF1: Winner QF1 vs Winner QF4 (Tangier, 17:00)
- SF2: Winner QF3 vs Winner QF2 (Rabat, 20:00)
Africa Cup of Nations 2025 third-place match
Saturday, January 17
- SF1 vs SF2 losers (Casablanca, 16:00)
Africa Cup of Nations 2025 final
Sunday, January 18
- SF1 vs SF2 winners (Rabat, 19:00)