{"id":2207,"date":"2025-12-24T07:28:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T07:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=2207"},"modified":"2025-12-24T02:37:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T02:37:15","slug":"afcon-25-super-eagles-beat-tanzania-2-1-in-group-c-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=2207","title":{"rendered":"AFCON \u201925: Super Eagles beat Tanzania 2-1 in group C opener"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Nigeria\u2019s Super Eagles secured a 2-1 victory over Tanzania\u2019s Taifa Stars in their Africa Cup of Nations 2025 Group C opener at the Complexe Sportif de Fes on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The match started at a lively pace, with Nigeria taking early control, though Tanzania threatened on several occasions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wizkid - Bad Girl (Audio) ft. 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