Tunisia 3-1 Uganda, AFCON 2025 Highlights: Achouri Nets Brace As Eagles Of Carthage Beat Cranes - As It Happened

Hello folks! Welcome to our live coverage of the group C 2025 AFCON match between Tunisia and Uganda at the Stade Prince Moulay Abdellah in Rabat. Kick-off takes place at 01:30AM (IST), so stay tuned with us for all the real-time updates, scores and more.

Fixture: Tunisia vs. Uganda

Competition: AFCON 2025, Group C

Venue: Stade Prince Moulay Abdellah, Rabat

Time: 01:30AM (IST) onwards

Follow all the live action from the other group C game between Nigeria and Tanzania. The Super Eagles are leading by 1-0 at the moment at half-time in the Stade Foot Fes.

Tunisia's recently endured major disappointment at the 2025 FIFA Arab Cup in Qatar.

Despite a clinical 3–0 victory over hosts Qatar in their final game, they were eliminated in the group stage as earlier setbacks against Syria Palestine left them third in Group A.

Under coach Paul Put, Uganda enters AFCON 2025 showing resilience but mixed results.

They’ve struggled against North African giants recently, suffering a 1-0 loss to Algeria in World Cup qualifying and a friendly defeat to Morocco. However, a historic CHAN quarter-final run and strong qualifying form keep the Cranes hopeful.

Starting XI: Aymen Dahmen (GK), Yan Valery, Montassar Talbi, Dylan Bronn, Ali Abdi, Ferjani Sassi, Ellyes Skhiri, Sebastian Tounekti, Hannibal Mejbri, Elias Saad and Hazem Mastouri

Substitutes: Mouez Hassen, Bechir Ben Said, Ali Maaloul, Yassine Meriah, Nader Ghandri, Mortadha Ben Ouanes, Mohamed Ben Ali, Aissa Laïdouni, Hamza Rafia, Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane, Firas Chaouat, Elias Achouri, Seifeddine Jaziri and Ismaël Gharbi

Starting XI: Salim Magoola (GK), Toby Sibbick, Rogers Torach, Jordan Obita, Aziz Kayondo, Khalid Aucho (C), Kenneth Semakula, Allan Okello, Rogers Mato, Steven Mukwala and Melvyn Lorenzen

Substitutes: Denis Onyango, Nafian Alionzi, Isaac Muleme, Hilary Mukundane, Timothy Awany, Bobosi Byaruhanga, Ronald Ssekiganda, Baba Alhassan, Travis Mutyaba, Denis Omedi, Reagan Mpande, James Bogere, Shafik Kwikiriza, Ivan Ahimbisibwe and Uchechukwu Ikpeazu

Semi Ajayi and Ademola Lookman's goals helped Nigeria beat Tanzania by 2-1. The victory puts the Super Eagles on top of the points table. Time for Tunisia and Uganda to put the pressure back on.

This group C match between Tunisia and Uganda will be live streamed on the Fancode app/website.

And we are underway for the first-half of the 2nd group C match of the night between Tunisia and Uganda. The Carthage Eagles have slightly better chances of winning this tie, but they also cannot treat the Cranes lightly.

The opening minutes in Rabat were marked by a cagey, tactical stalemate. Both Tunisia and Uganda adopted a "safety-first" approach, patiently circulating the ball while sizing up their opponents.

Clear-cut opportunities were non-existent as both managers prioritized defensive structure over early offensive risks in this high-stakes Group C encounter.

Tunisia breaks the deadlock! A beautifully crafted sequence of play results in the game's first goal. Midfielder Ellyes Skhiri ghosted into space within the area and clinicaly slotted home, handing the Tunisians a vital lead in this Group C showdown.

Tunisia nearly doubled their advantage following a surging, high-speed burst down the right wing. The North Africans are operating with supreme confidence now, dictating the tempo and camping out in the opposition half as they launch wave after wave of dangerous attacks.

Tunisia doubles their advantage! The Carthage Eagles have tightened their grip on the match after Elias Achouri let fly from the edge of the area. His thunderous right-footed blast left the goalkeeper helpless as it rocketed into the back of the net to make it 2-0.

That’s the halftime whistle at the Stade Prince Moulay Abdellah in Rabat. Tunisia head into the locker room with a commanding 2–0 lead over Uganda after a clinical opening period. Their superior ball retention and incisive attacking play have translated into a deserved two-goal cushion at the break.

Tunisia are currently flying high with their 2-0 lead and they will look to add more in this 2nd half. Uganda have got a lot of work to do.

It has been brilliant by the Tunisians since the start of the 2nd half. They haven't changed much and have been pushing Uganda back again and again.

Tunisia makes it three! The stands have erupted into pure euphoria following a lightning-fast transition by the Carthage Eagles.

Elias Achouri found himself unmarked inside the penalty area and calmly steered the ball home to put the result beyond doubt. It is a crushing blow for Uganda as Tunisia seals a dominant victory.

Uganda’s physical exhaustion has become glaringly obvious as they struggle to live up to the game's relentless tempo. In the stands, the predominantly Tunisian crowd is in high spirits, loudly celebrating the commanding performance and tactical mastery displayed by the North African side.

The final whistle blows with Tunisia securing a convincing 3-1 victory over Uganda. The Carthage Eagles were the dominant force for the vast majority of the contest, dictating the tempo and comfortably earning three vital points to kickstart their group stage campaign.

That's it people from our AFCON group C live coverage of the match between Tunisia and Uganda. Hope you enjoyed our company, see you next time.