AFCON 2025: Tunisia vs Uganda preview, prediction, team news, and head-to-head

Group C is one of the toughest groups of the tournament, and a win in this match will help either team set the tone for a positive AFCON outing.

Tunisia returns to the CAF tournament as one of the favourites to lift the trophy in Morocco. The Eagles of Carthage had only won the AFCON once in their history.

While Tunisia appears to be well-balanced in terms of defense and attack, the North African team is expected to showcase its quality in this opening fixture.

Sami Trabelsi’s men must make a statement with a win in this match, as anything short of three points will put pressure on them ahead of their next clash against the Super Eagles of Nigeria.

Uganda have struggled in opening matches of major tournaments, and facing a more consistent Tunisia side will be a big test for the East Africans.

However, Paul Put's men have performed decently in their last six matches (W4, L2). Picking up at least one point in this fixture will be crucial in their quest of advancing to the next round.

Don't forget to check out our daily betting tips on BET OF THE DAY

These two sides have met only thrice, and Uganda are yet to record a single win against Tunisia in those meetings (L3). The Cranes have struggled against countries from North Africa, with the recent meeting ending in a 4-0 defeat to Morocco.

Tunisia vs Uganda team news

Sami Trabelsi boasts of a wonderful midfield ahead of this year's edition of the African Cup of Nations. The Tunisian boss will likely use the trio of Burnley midfielder Hannibal Mejbri, supported by Ismael Gharbi and Ellyes Skhiri.

The manager has no known injury concerns and will be expected to field his best players to pick up maximum points in the opening match.

For Uganda, Put will need players that will match up with the pace and energy of their North African opponents, and fortunately, the manager has his best players available ahead of this clash.

The Ugandan coach was able to deal with the situation where some of his players decided to boycott training due to unpaid allowances. Put has also confirmed that leaving out Charles Lukwago and David Owori from his shortlisted players that will feature in this tournament will not affect the team's quality.

Tunisia (3-5-2): Dahmen; Meriah, Talbi, Bronn; Valery, Mejbri, Sassi, Skhiri, Gharbi; Saad, Achouri

Uganda (3-4-1-2): Onyango; Capradossi, Awany, Muleme; Sibbick, Aucho, Semakula, Obita; Mutyaba; Mato, Ikpeazu

Uganda have lost all previous matches against Tunisia and have not fared well at all against North African opponents, which will significantly affect this fixture.

For those betting on Livescorebet, we recommend betting on Tunisia to have the edge because they are the better team in terms of squad depth, player quality, and tournament experience.

Prediction: Tunisia 2-0 Uganda

• Bet on Tunisia to win

• Over 1.5 goals

• Both teams to score - No