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Tunisia have appealed for their Group F opener to be replayed after Zambian official Janny Sikazwe blew the final whistle after just 85 minutes, then again 17 seconds before 90 minutes were up.

Chief Executive Officer, MTN Nigeria, Olutokun Toriola, has charged the Super Eagles to make the country proud by becoming champions of the continent at this year’s Nations Cup tournament.

The Elephants play Equatorial Guinea this evening.

His heroics between the sticks saw his side earn a superb point and clean sheet, and to little surprise, the stopper celebrated the result as if were a victory at full-time.

Kelechi Iheanacho scores the only goal in 30 minutes as Nigeria overcame lackluster Egypt 1-0

Mali won 1-0 and Tunisia captain Wahbi Khazri had a penalty saved, but the major talking point was Janny Sikazwe’s watch.

There were two unsuccessful attempts made to play the Mauritanian national anthem before a third one was also abandoned.

Official Janny Sikazwe blew the final whistle after just 85 minutes before restarting play, but then blew again with just 89 minutes and 43 seconds of the Group F clash gone.

Mane, who switched to Liverpool in 2016 after two years with the Saints, netted a penalty seven minutes into added time to deliver a fortunate 1-0 Group B victory over Zimbabwe in Bafoussam.

Riyad Mahrez says he’s proud to be leading Algeria at the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations.