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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 to advance to the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals.

Veteran Youssef Msakni scored two minutes into the second half to give previously unimpressive Tunisia a 1-0 second-round triumph over 10-man Nigeria in Garoua.

Super Eagles defender, Leon Balogun, has urged fans to keep supporting the Nigeria national team despite their exit from the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations

The north Africans now face Burkina Faso, who eliminated Gabon after a penalty shootout, in the quarter-finals of the flagship African tournament next Saturday.

Super Eagles midfielder, Joe Aribo, has criticized himself and his teammates, including Maduka Okoye, Alex Iwobi and Umar Sadiq, after their 1-0 defeat to

One-time champions set up last-eight showdown with Burkina Faso after latter beat Gabon

Former Nigeria international, Jonathan Akpoborie, has backed the Super Eagles to beat Tunisia when both teams clash in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations

Veteran Youssef Msakni scored to give previously unimpressive Tunisia a shock 1-0 triumph over 10-man Nigeria in Garoua on Sunday in an Africa Cup of Nations last-16 match.

Tunisia squeezed into the knockout phase among the four best third-placed teams