Eguavoen reveals why Tunisia defeated Super Eagles

<h4><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">Augustine Eguavoen&comma; the former interim coach of the Super Eagles&comma; has revealed why Nigeria lost to Tunisia in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon&period;<&sol;span><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">The Super Eagles&&num;8217&semi; loss to Tunisia on Sunday was blamed on shoddy officiating&comma; according to Eguavoen&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"alignnone size-medium wp-image-18096" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;thedailypage&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;01&sol;FotoJet-2022-01-24T024307&period;886-300x158&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Eguavoen reveals why Tunisia defeated Super Eagles" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"158" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">He argued that Alex Iwobi&&num;8217&semi;s red card was unjustified because the foul was not intentional&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">Tunisia advanced to the competition quarterfinals after defeating the Super Eagles by a solitary goal&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">Maduka Okoye&comma; the goalkeeper&comma; made an error that led to the goal&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">Tunisia&&num;8217&semi;s Carthage Eagles will now face Burkina Faso&&num;8217&semi;s Stallions in the quarter-finals&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">When asked about the Eagles&&num;8217&semi; elimination from the tournament&comma; Eguavoen claimed the team worked well but was hampered by the red card&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">We attempted to come back after the score&comma; and we pursued the game&comma; he explained&period; <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">On Iwobi&&num;8217&semi;s red card&comma; he said it was obvious that the officiating was not impartial&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">Prior to the match&comma; the Super Eagles were considered the favorites to win&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">After topping their group with nine points&comma; the Super Eagles qualified for the knockout stage of the tournament&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">To win the group&comma; the Eguavoen-led team defeated Egypt&comma; Sudan&comma; and Guinea Bissau&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;