Nigeria out of the Africa Cup of Nations with a 1-0 win in Sunday’s last-16 clash.

The game was won up just 63 seconds into the second-half when Youssef Msakni was given all the time and space he could ask for as he took aim from 25 yards.

His bouncing, dipping shot caught young goalkeeper Maduka Okoye off guard and his weak parry was unable to prevent the ball from nestling in the corner of the net.

Alex Iwobi then left his studs on Msakni as he controlled the ball and was initially booked for leaving his opponent writhing on the turf. VAR wanted a second look, however, and the red card was produced to further damage the Super Eagles’ chances.

For a side that won all three of their group games and even rested the majority of their stars for their previous match, tournament favourites Nigeria looked out of ideas in the face of some heroic defending.

Umar Sadiq had the best chance to add to the cup’s growing repertoire of late drama, only to see his shot roll across the face of the goal and wide of the far-post. Tunisia will play Burkina Faso in Saturday’s quarter-final.

Match highlights

GOAL! Msakni from distance for Tunisia

RED CARD! Iwobi is dismissed minutes after coming on

The inquest begins for Nigeria

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All eyes now turn to March’s World Cup qualification showdown with Ghana for the Super Eagles.

The identity of their long-term boss will be a key factor as Augustine Eguavoen is only the interim coach, amid talks of Portuguese manager Jose Peseiro coming in.

Reports suggest the former Sporting CP boss is yet to actually sign his contract after being announced as the incoming manager.

The big names keep tumbling

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We may be on for a surprise winner of this year’s AFCON with Nigeria the third giant of the continent to fall.

Ghana were first to go after a shock defeat at the hands of Comoros before holders Algeria also slumped out at the group stage.

Who could be next?

Next up for Tunisia...

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Burkina Faso await for the Eagles of Carthage on Saturday at 7pm back in Garoua.

What a win for Tunisia

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The winning moment

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Full-time! Nigeria 0-1 Tunisia

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NIGERIA ARE OUT!

TUNISIA GO THROUGH!

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90+5 mins: A header flicks the set-piece on, and into touch. Tunisia are nearly there...

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90+4 mins: Ben Slimane replaced by defender Rekik before another Nigeria free-kick.

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90+3 mins: Sadiq manages to break into the area and attempts to tee up a teammate, only for a Tunisian foot to once again shut things down.

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90+2 mins: Simon has a chance to load the box from a free-kick and Tunisia clear nicely, before a smart counter straight to the corner flag to hold up the ball.

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90+1 mins: BIG CHANCE!

Sadiq is fed through the right channel and rolls a shot beyond the goalkeeper... and wide of the far-post.

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90 mins: Five minutes added on...

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88 mins: Aribo off for captain Musa - can he be Nigeria’s saviour?

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87 mins: Are we set for more late drama in this AFCON clash?

Note: This update is from the time of 20:43pm - 21:18pm

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