Tunisia bounce 10-man Nigeria from AFCON
Captain Youssef Msakni scored with a long-range shot to hand COVID-hit Tunisia an improbable 1-0 win over 10-man Nigeria in Garoua on Sunday.
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12
Zaidu Sanusi
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0
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2
Ola Aina
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0
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14
Kelechi Iheanacho
20'
Goals
0
59'
18
Alex Iwobi
66'
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0
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10
Joe Aribo
Goals
0
88'
7
Ahmed Musa
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0
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0
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0
60'
28
Peter Olayinka
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0
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15
Moses Simon
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0
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Goals
0
74'
24
Sadiq Umar
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No. | Name | |
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22
Bechir Ben Said
83'
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28
Aissa Laidouni
53'
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0
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Goals
0
90'+5'
4
Omar Rekik
Goals
0
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Goals
0
86'
27
Issam Jebali
Goals
0
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7
Youssef M'Sakni
47'
Goals
1
86'
10
Wahbi Khazri
Goals
0
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19
Hamza Rafia
Goals
0
69'
23
Naïm Sliti
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0
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Goals
0
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26
Ali Ejjemel
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0
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0
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Goals
0
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- | Match ends, Nigeria 0, Tunisia 1. | |
90'+6' | Second Half ends, Nigeria 0, Tunisia 1. | |
90'+5' | Attempt missed. Wilfred Ndidi (Nigeria) header from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Zaidu Sanusi following a set piece situation. |
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16 | Fouls | 22 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
1 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 1 |
5 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
1 | Saves | 1 |
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