Nigeria suffered defeat, Sunday, in the hands of the Tunisians at the on-going African Cup Of Nations, AFCON, 2021, taking place in Cameroun, with one goal to nothing, thus, sending Nigeria out of the competition.
A shot from Youssef Msakni, which came two minutes into the second half, gave the Carthage Eagles their first goal in the game.
The Super Eagles had faced a tough challenge in the first half of their encounter against Tunisia at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations.
A cagey opening controlled by Nigeria became tough in the 21 minutes as the Tunisian attackers put pressure on Nigeria’s defenders.
Skilful attackers Moses Simon and Kelechi Iheanacho failed to sparkle as they barely got a chance on the pitch this evening in the tough game.
Simon played a major role when the Super Eagles won their group matches against Egypt, Sudan, and Guinea Bissau.
Kelechi Iheanacho (Nigeria) is shown a yellow card in the 20th minute.
Struck by many absences, including 12 players testing positive for COVID-19, Tunisia proved tougher for the Super Eagles than expected.
While Tunisia have two goals on target, Nigeria had none in the first half.