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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Michael Butler

Uganda 1-3 Nigeria: Africa Cup of Nations 2025 – as it happened

Victor Osimhen congratulates Raphael Onyedika after his strike to make it 3-0.
Victor Osimhen congratulates Raphael Onyedika after his strike to make it 3-0. Photograph: Abdel Majid Bziouat/AFP/Getty Images

That’s all from me. Congratulations to Nigeria, who were very professional here, even with so many changes to their XI.

Commiserations to Uganda, but as co-hosts in 2027, they will be back.

Stay tuned for a match report, that will be along shortly on these pages. Cheers!

Re Tanzania and Angola potentially drawing lots, looks like I got my maths wrong. Tanzania are through on goals scored, meaning they are one of the four third-placed finishers to progress! Thanks to Alan Terlep for pointing that out via email.

From a neutrals’ point of view, I was quite looking forward to a drawing of lots. Deliciously cruel.

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