Overview
- Nigeria completed a perfect group campaign with a 3-1 win over Uganda as Paul Onuachu scored and Raphael Onyedika added a brace.
- Tunisia drew 1-1 with Tanzania after an Ismaël Gharbi penalty was awarded on review, and Feisal Salum’s equaliser helped Tanzania reach a first-ever last 16 as a best third-placed team.
- Uganda exited following a goalkeeping crisis that saw Denis Onyango injured, Salim Magoola sent off for handling outside the box, and third-choice Nafian Alionzi finish the match.
- Senegal topped their group with a 3-0 victory over Benin, but captain Kalidou Koulibaly received a straight red card after VAR intervention and will miss at least the round of 16.
- Algeria won Group E with a 3-1 defeat of Equatorial Guinea, Ivory Coast snatched Group F with a 3-2 comeback sealed by Bazoumana Touré in stoppage time, and confirmed round-of-16 ties include Ivory Coast–Burkina Faso, Algeria–DR Congo, Senegal–Sudan, Morocco–Tanzania, Nigeria–Mozambique, and Cameroon–South Africa.