The Super Eagles of Nigeria have crashed out of the 2021 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) ongoing in Cameroon.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the Super Eagles were dumped out of the 2021 AFCON following a 1-0 loss to ailing Tunisia on Sunday.
Youssef Msakni hit a stunning strike past Super Eagles goalkeeper, Maduka Okoye from outside the penalty area to put the match to rest.
Msakni’s right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner of the post was assisted by Mohamed Dräger.
Okoye had his hand on the ball but his effort counted for nothing as the ball rebounded down into the goalkeeper’s net.
The highly rated Super Eagles had to play with 10 men after Alex Iwobi received a red card shortly after being subbed in to replace Kelechi Iheanacho.
TNG reports the Tunisian team went into the encounter without their head coach and with 12 players down with COVID-19.
However, the Super Eagles could not bank on the advantage to qualify for the quarter final round of the 2021 AFCON.
Tunisia went through and will now play Burkina Faso who beat Gabon on penalties to reach the quarter finals.
Meanwhile, many have blamed President Muhammadu Buhari for the poor outing of the Super Eagles against Tunisia.
