Nigeria v Tunisia, 23 January 2022
| Score | 1-0 to Tunisia |
| Referee | Maguette N'Diaye |
| Competition | Africa Cup of Nations Finals - Round of 16 |
| Venue | Stade Omnisport Roumdé Adjia, Garoua |
View Nigeria v Tunisia head to head
Kick-off: 8.00pm local
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Nigeria
Manager: Augustine Eguavoen
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Maduka Okoye
Defender
Kenneth Omeruo
Defender
William Troost-Ekong
(captain)
Defender/Midfielder
Ola Aina
Defender/Midfielder
Wilfred Ndidi
Defender/Midfielder
Zaidu Sanusi
Midfielder
Joe Aribo
Midfielder
Samuel Chukwueze
Midfielder/Forward
Taiwo Awoniyi
Midfielder/Forward
Moses Simon
Forward
Kelechi Iheanacho
Substitutions:
| Alex Iwobi for Kelechi Iheanacho | 60 |
| Peter Olayinka for Taiwo Awoniyi | 60 |
| Umar Sadiq for Samuel Chukwueze | 75 |
| Ahmed Musa for Joe Aribo | 88 |
Cards:
| Kelechi Iheanacho | 20 | Y |
| Alex Iwobi | 64 | R |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Daniel Akpeyi
Goalkeeper
Francis Uzoho
Defender
Semi Ajayi
Defender
Chidozie Awaziem
Defender
Jamilu Collins
Midfielder
Frank Onyeka
Midfielder/Forward
Alex Iwobi
Midfielder/Forward
Ahmed Musa
Midfielder/Forward
Kelechi Nwakali
Forward
Peter Olayinka
Forward
Henry Onyekuru
Forward
Umar Sadiq
Comments:
Alex Iwobi was initially shown a yellow card in the 64th minute but was upgraded to a red card following a VAR review.
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Tunisia
Manager: Mondher Kebaier
Goals:
| Youssef Msakni | 47 |
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Starting lineup:
Bechir Ben Saïd
Goalkeeper
Oussema Haddadi
Defender
Bilel Ifa
Defender
Montassar Talbi
Defender
Mohamed Dräger
Defender/Midfielder
Aïssa Laïdouni
Midfielder
Ellyes Skhiri
Midfielder
Anis Ben Slimane
Midfielder
Seifeddine Jaziri
Midfielder/Forward
Youssef Msakni
Midfielder/Forward
(captain)
Hamza Rafia
Forward
Substitutions:
| Naïm Sliti for Hamza Rafia | 69 |
| Issam Jebali for Seifeddine Jaziri | 86 |
| Wahbi Khazri for Youssef Msakni | 86 |
| Omar Rekik for Anis Ben Slimane | 90 |
Cards:
| Aïssa Laïdouni | 53 | Y |
| Bechir Ben Saïd | 83 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Ali Jemal
Defender
Dylan Bronn
Defender
Omar Rekik
Midfielder
Saîf-Eddine Khaoui
Midfielder
Hannibal Mejbri
Midfielder/Forward
Issam Jebali
Midfielder/Forward
Naïm Sliti
Forward
Wahbi Khazri