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Super Eagles crash out of Nations Cup as Tunisia beat Nigeria 1-0

Nigeria’s Super Eagles have crashed out of the Africa Cup of Nations.

Tunisia upset 10-man Nigeria with a 1-0 win.

Youssef Msakni scored for Tunisia in the 47th minute as Nigerian goalkeeper, Maduka Okoye, failed to stop the shot by the Al-Duhail winger.

The Super Eagles were down to 10 men after Alex Iwobi was shown a red card in the 64th minute of the match held at Roumde Adija Stadium in Garoua, Cameroon.

Nigeria forward Umar Sadiq fired across goal and wide in injury time after Moses Simon had earlier had an effort blocked by Carthage Eagles keeper Bechir Ben Said.

Tunisia, Nations Cup winners in 2004, will face Burkina Faso in the last eight on Saturday, 29 January.

The Super Eagles were the only team to get 9 points after winning their three matches in the group stage of the competition.

Nigeria started the 2021 AFCON with a 1-0 win over Egypt, followed by a 3-1 defeat of Sudan, and a comfortable 2-0 victory over Guinea Bissau.

Details later…

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Segun Ojo

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