Good news for the Tunisian fans after Nigeria were eliminated from the African Nations Cup

Tunisia succeeded in defeating Nigeria, the candidate for the title, who had won the full mark in the group stage, by defeating it (1-0) in the match that brought them together on Sunday evening, in the quarter-finals of the African Cup of Nations with a goal scored by a captain. Team Youssef Msakni, in the 47th minute of the match at the "Rumdi Adgia" stadium in the Cameroonian city of Garoua.

And the official account of the African Cup of Nations on Twitter stated, good news for the Tunisian fans and a good omen, as he revealed a strange statistic, which is: “The last time Tunisia succeeded in beating Nigeria in the knockout stage of the African Cup of Nations, it culminated in the title,” and added: “A statistic that may be Good omen for the Carthage Eagles in the African Nations Cup.

It is noteworthy that the Nigerian team topped its group in the group stage with 9 points, while the Tunisian team advanced to the round of 16 after collecting only 3 points and rose among the top 4 teams ranked third.

The Nigerian team had completed the confrontation against Tunisia with ten players since the 64th minute, after its substitute midfielder, Alex Iwobi, was sent off on the red card directly for excessive roughness against Etoile Msakni.

The Tunisian team will meet in the quarter-finals of the tournament, Burkina Faso, which in turn defeated its Gabonese counterpart, defeating it on penalties (7-6) after the match ended (1-1), which gives an advantage for the Tunisian team to reach the semi-finals of the tournament. The tournament if its players appear in the same spirit against Nigeria.

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