Match ends, Tunisia 0, Nigeria 1.
TunisiaTunisia0NigeriaNigeria1
Odion Ighalo scored the only goal as Nigeria beat Tunisia in the third-place play-off at the Africa Cup of Nations.
Ighalo, the tournament's top scorer with five goals, tapped in after keeper Moez Ben Cherifia deflected the ball off his own defender Yassine Meriah.
In a slow-paced game between the two losing semi-finalists in Cairo, Tunisia went close as Ferjani Sassi and Ghaylene Chaalali shot wide.
Three-time winners Nigeria have now finished third eight times.
Tunisia, champions in 2004, needed a finger-tip save from Cherifia to deny Samuel Chukwueze in the second half and the keeper was called on again in injury time to acrobatically save Samuel Kalu's free-kick.
Senegal will look for their first Afcon title when they face 1990 winners face Algeria in Friday's final.
Line-ups
Tunisia
Formation 4-3-3
- 22Ben Cherifia
- 14Dräger
- 21HnidSubstituted forBedouiat 67'minutesBooked at 90mins
- 4Meriah
- 5Haddadi
- 20ChaalaliBooked at 61mins
- 17Skhiri
- 13Sassi
- 9BadriSubstituted forSlitiat 58'minutes
- 11KhenissiSubstituted forChaouatat 44'minutes
- 10Khazri
Substitutes
- 1Ben Mustapha
- 2Kechrida
- 3Bronn
- 6Bedoui
- 7Msakni
- 8Chaouat
- 12Aouadhi
- 15Lamti
- 16Hassen
- 18Srarfi
- 19Ben Mohamed
- 23Sliti
Nigeria
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 23Uzoho
- 2Aina
- 5Troost-Ekong
- 22Omeruo
- 3Collins
- 4NdidiBooked at 18mins
- 8Etebo
- 13ChukwuezeSubstituted forKaluat 90'minutes
- 18Iwobi
- 7MusaSubstituted forSimonat 75'minutes
- 9IghaloSubstituted forOsimhenat 45'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Ezenwa
- 6Balogun
- 11Onyekuru
- 12Shehu
- 14Onuachu
- 15Simon
- 16Akpeyi
- 17Kalu
- 19Ogu
- 21Osimhen
- Referee:
- Ghead Grisha
- Attendance:
- 6,340
Match Stats
Home TeamTunisiaAway TeamNigeria
- Possession
- Home58%
- Away42%
- Shots
- Home11
- Away10
- Shots on Target
- Home1
- Away4
- Corners
- Home6
- Away5
- Fouls
- Home18
- Away15
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Tunisia 0, Nigeria 1.
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Attempt missed. Peter Etebo (Nigeria) right footed shot from long range on the left is too high from a direct free kick.
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Foul by Mohamed Dräger (Tunisia).
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Moses Simon (Nigeria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Offside, Nigeria. Wilfred Ndidi tries a through ball, but Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
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Attempt saved. Samuel Kalu (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Booking
Rami Bedoui (Tunisia) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
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Hand ball by Rami Bedoui (Tunisia).
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Attempt blocked. Alex Iwobi (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Moez Ben Cherifia.
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Attempt saved. Samuel Kalu (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Substitution
Substitution, Nigeria. Samuel Kalu replaces Samuel Chukwueze.
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Foul by Rami Bedoui (Tunisia).
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Victor Osimhen (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Ellyes Skhiri (Tunisia).
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Victor Osimhen (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Samuel Chukwueze.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Delay in match because of an injury Kenneth Omeruo (Nigeria).
