{"id":57865,"date":"2022-01-21T09:20:33","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T08:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/afcon-2021-nigeria-to-play-tunisia-in-round-of-16"},"modified":"2022-01-21T09:48:44","modified_gmt":"2022-01-21T08:48:44","slug":"afcon-2021-nigeria-to-play-tunisia-in-round-of-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/afcon-2021-nigeria-to-play-tunisia-in-round-of-16","title":{"rendered":"AFCON 2021: Nigeria to play Tunisia in Round of 16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Nigeria will take on Tunisia in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Round of 16.<\/p>\n<p>This was confirmed on Thursday, following the completion of all group games in the competition.<\/p>\n<p>The Super Eagles finished top of Group D ahead of Egypt, Sudan and Guinea-Bissau.<\/p>\n<p>The Carthage Eagles lost 1-0 to Gambia in their final Group F clash.<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria\u2019s match against Tunisia will be played on Saturday, January 23.<\/p>\n<p>Kick off is 8pm.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. 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