٠٠:٠٢:٥٣Tunisia defeated Nigeria 1-0 in Garoua on Sunday to proceed to the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) quarter-finals.
Nigeria football manager Augustine Eguavoen praised his team despite the shock defeat saying, "I can't really fault these boys, because they gave it all, they fought for it and it just wasn't to be."
Nigeria had won all of their games in the group stage but was caught up with a disadvantage after Alex Iwobi was sent off with a red card due to a dangerous tackle.
Cameroon: COVID-hit Tunisia defeat 10-man Nigeria to reach AFCON quarter-finals
Tunisia defeated Nigeria 1-0 in Garoua on Sunday to proceed to the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) quarter-finals.
Nigeria football manager Augustine Eguavoen praised his team despite the shock defeat saying, "I can't really fault these boys, because they gave it all, they fought for it and it just wasn't to be."
Nigeria had won all of their games in the group stage but was caught up with a disadvantage after Alex Iwobi was sent off with a red card due to a dangerous tackle.
Tunisia defeated Nigeria 1-0 in Garoua on Sunday to proceed to the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) quarter-finals.
Nigeria football manager Augustine Eguavoen praised his team despite the shock defeat saying, "I can't really fault these boys, because they gave it all, they fought for it and it just wasn't to be."
Nigeria had won all of their games in the group stage but was caught up with a disadvantage after Alex Iwobi was sent off with a red card due to a dangerous tackle.