AFCON 2025: Super Eagles land in Morocco, targets historic outing

Nigeria’s national team, the Super Eagles, has arrived in Fès, Morocco, to begin their final preparations for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

The squad and their officials landed in the Moroccan city on Thursday night, concluding a five-day training camp in Cairo, Egypt.

During their time in the Egyptian capital, the team played a single friendly match, a 2-1 defeat to seven-time AFCON champions Egypt at the Cairo International Stadium on Tuesday.

With their arrival in the host nation, the Super Eagles are set to intensify their training schedule starting Friday.

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The three-time African champions will compete in Group C, where they have been drawn alongside Tanzania’s Taifa Stars, Tunisia’s Carthage Eagles, and the Cranes of Uganda.

Nigeria will begin their tournament campaign against Tanzania next Tuesday. All of the team’s group stage matches are scheduled to be held at the Complexe Sportif de Fès.