After suffering humiliating defeat, Nigeria have crashed out of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in a 0-1 loss to the North African side, Tunisia.
The Eagles of Carthage took the lead in the 47th minutes after Youssef Msakni found the net with a long-range shot.
In the 64th minutes, Alex Iwobi was shown a red car after the referee upgraded his yellow card to a red one following a VAR Review for a bad attack.
Before progressing to the round of 16, Nigeria recorded three straight victories against Egypt, Sudan, and Guinea Bissau in Group D.
So, Tunisia with seven missing players and their coach shocked the Nigerians and march on into the quarter-finals to face Burkina Faso, who had earlier overcome Gabon on penalties.
More details later…
