2 min: Nigeria show their intent as Osimhen goes through on goal, latching onto a lovely pass from Chukwueze and the striker stings the palms of Onyango. It is eventually flagged for offside but that was a flowing move from Nigeria.
Uganda have kick off and very deliberately boot it straight out of play for a Nigeria goal kick. An odd start, even if we have seen this tactic before.
The teams are out! The Stade Foot Fès is sparsely populated but the Uganda fans that have made the trip to Morocco are in good voice, belting out the national anthem.
Uganda are in a fetching black kit with a yellow trim, while Nigeria are in their changed white kit.
Nigeria are now the fourth favourites (behind Morocco, Senegal and Algeria) to lift the Afcon trophy after their opening two group wins. This tournament is potentially very cathartic for them after the pain of missing out on World Cup qualification in a dramatic playoff defeat by DR Congo last month. In the wake of that defeat, the Super Eagles manager, Éric Chelle, said that his team had been defeated by “voodoo”.
