When is Super Eagles’ next match vs Tanzania? Latest fixtures, results, how to watch & squad news

Nigeria Super Eagles’ next match is against Tanzania, 2027 Africa Cup of Nations co-hosts, in an AFCON qualifying double-header in November.

The three-time African champions will host the first leg in Uyo on Wednesday, November 11, before trading tackles with the Tanzanians four days later for the return fixture.

Eric Chelle and his boys will look to put a disappointing start to their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign behind them. This guide covers everything you need to know about the Super Eagles’ next fixtures, from kick-off times to venues.

So, when is the Super Eagles’ next match? Nigeria’s next fixture is against Tanzania on Wednesday, November 11, in an AFCON 2027 Group L qualifiers. It is a double-headed meeting as both teams will meet again for the return leg on Sunday, November 15.

After losing 3-0 to Guinea-Bissau on matchday two of the AFCON 2027 qualifying campaign, the Super Eagles will be keen to return to winning ways with victory over the Taifa Stars.

Interestingly, Tanzania have already secured their spot at AFCON 2027, which they will co-hosts alongside East African neighbours Kenya and Uganda.

Super Eagles next match 2026/27: Next fixture, venue & date

Nigeria’s next match is an Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Tanzania on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo, Nigeria.

The return leg follows shortly after in Tanzania on Sunday, November 15. The back-to-back fixtures are the matchday three and four games of the qualifying series for AFCON 2027.

The games will be broadcast live via NFF TV, Match TV, and Afrosport. Live scores, minute-by-minute match commentary, and real-time statistics can also be tracked globally on Afrik-Foot.

Super Eagles’ next fixture/opponent: Tanzania

This will be the tenth overall meeting between Nigeria and Tanzania in football history. The Super Eagles have never lost to the Taifa Stars in nine previous encounters, winning six and drawing three.

The two nations last met on the football pitch at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations back in December, with Nigeria coming out 2-1 winners.

In what was the Super Eagles’ first match of that tournament, Semi Ajayi opened the scoring with a close-range effort ten minutes before halftime. However, Tanzania made a fight of the tie after Charles M’Mombwa equalised five minutes into the second period.

Tanzanians had barely celebrated that equaliser when Ademola Lookman fired Nigeria back in front with a brilliant team goal to hand Eric Chelle and the Super Eagles all three points at stake.

About Tanzania (Taifa Stars)

Quick facts

Nickname: Taifa Stars (National Stars)
FIFA Ranking: 115th (October 2026)
Confederation: CAF (Africa)
Head coach: Miguel Ángel Gamondi (Argentina)
Captain: Mbwana Samatta (PAOK, Greece)
Greatest achievement: Round of 16 at AFCON 2025 in Morocco (first-ever knockout qualification); three-time CECAFA Cup champions (1974, 1994, 2010)
World Cup appearances: 0 (never qualified)
Home stadium: Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar-es-Salaam (60,000 capacity)

Tanzania have never qualified for a FIFA World Cup but have emerged as a rising force in African football over the past decade. The Taifa Stars returned to the AFCON finals in 2019 after a 39-year absence and have qualified for three consecutive editions since, culminating in a historic Round of 16 appearance at AFCON 2025 in Morocco.

That breakthrough in Morocco was achieved without a single group-stage win: two draws against Uganda and Tunisia plus a narrow 2-1 defeat to Nigeria in the opening match were enough to progress as one of the best third-placed teams. They were eliminated by hosts Morocco 1-0 in the last 16.

Tanzania are co-hosts of AFCON 2027 alongside Kenya and Uganda, meaning they have already secured a place at the tournament and their current AFCON qualifying group – Group L, shared with Nigeria, Guinea-Bissau and Madagascar – carries no qualification pressure for them.

Argentine coach Miguel Ángel Gamondi was appointed in early 2026 following the interim tenure of local coach Hemed “Morocco” Suleiman, who guided the team through World Cup qualifying and the AFCON finals. Gamondi has retained experienced campaigners such as captain Mbwana Samatta while continuing to integrate younger domestic-based talent from Simba SC, Young Africans and Azam FC.

What to expect from Tanzania

Tanzania arrive in inconsistent form. Their September AFCON qualifying window produced a 0-2 home defeat to Guinea-Bissau on Matchday 1 followed by a 1-1 draw away to Madagascar on Matchday 2, leaving the Taifa Stars third in Group L with a single point from two games.

Before that, a 6-0 thrashing of Macau at the FIFA Series in Kigali was sandwiched by a 0-1 loss to Liechtenstein and a 1-0 AFCON Round of 16 elimination by Morocco.

That run suggests a side that is competitive at regional level and physically committed, but struggles to create enough against more organised opponents. Their tally of just two goals in four matches outside the Macau game highlights an ongoing problem in front of goal.

Mbwana Samatta remains their most important player and the reference point up front. The PAOK forward has over 75 caps and 22 international goals and brings experience, aerial presence and link-up play. He will be the focal point of any direct approach Tanzania deploy.

Around him, Feisal Salum offers creativity from midfield, while Simon Msuva provides a goalscoring threat from wider positions. The most intriguing talent in the squad is Novatus Miroshi, a 23-year-old defender at Shakhtar Donetsk who also contributes going forward with two assists in recent outings. Kelvin John of Aalborg BK in Denmark gives the attack a European-based option with pace.

Defensively, Tanzania are built around a core of domestic-league regulars from Simba SC and Young Africans. They tend to sit deep and remain compact, inviting pressure and looking to hit teams on the break. That approach made them difficult to break down at AFCON, where they conceded just once in two of their three group matches.

Nigeria have recent form against Tanzania to draw on: a 2-1 group-stage victory at AFCON 2025 in December, where the Super Eagles led through an early Semi Ajayi goal before Tanzania equalised, only for Ademola Lookman to find a winner.

Expect a similar pattern here – Tanzania will be physical and organised but may lack the quality in the final third to trouble Nigeria consistently, particularly if the Super Eagles press high and force turnovers against a defence that relies heavily on shape rather than individual quality.

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Nigeria vs Tanzania: Head-to-head

Nigeria and Tanzania have met nine times at senior international level, with their first meeting in 1996 ending in a goalless friendly draw. The Super Eagles have won six of the subsequent eight meetings, including a 2-1 at the 2025 AFCON in Morocco last December.

Meetings: 9
Nigeria wins: 6
Tanzania wins: 0
Draws: 3
Super Eagles goals scored: 13
Super Eagles goals conceded: 4

The November 11 clash in Uyo will therefore be the tenth meeting between the two nations.

Nigeria Super Eagles squad news

Coach Chelle has revealed that he would make available the squad list for the Super Eagles’ next matches against Tanzania in the coming days.

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