Overview
- Nigeria beat Uganda 3-1 in Fès to finish perfect in Group C, with Paul Onuachu scoring and Onyedika adding a brace.
- Uganda exited the tournament after the loss, compounded by substitute goalkeeper Salim Magoola’s red card following an injury to first-choice Emmanuel Onyango.
- Tanzania drew 1-1 with Tunisia in Rabat and advanced as the final best third‑placed side, edging Angola on goals scored for a first‑ever place in the knockouts.
- Senegal and DR Congo both won 3-0 in Group D, with Senegal securing top spot despite Kalidou Koulibaly’s dismissal; Benin finished third.
- The round of 16 is largely set, with qualifiers including Morocco, Mali, Egypt, South Africa, Nigeria, Tunisia, Tanzania, Senegal, DR Congo, Benin, Algeria, Burkina Faso, Sudan, Cameroon, Ivory Coast and Mozambique, while some ordering in Groups E and F remains to be finalized.