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Kanu Nwankwo reacts as Nigeria crash out of AFCON
<h4><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Kanu Nwankwo, a former Arsenal midfielder, has advised Nigeria&#8217;s Super Eagles to learn from their mistakes and move on following their elimination from the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).</span></h4>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Nigeria was eliminated from the 2021 AFCON after losing 1-0 to Tunisia in Cameroon on Sunday night.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Tunisia defeated the Super Eagles in the AFCON round of 16 and qualified for the quarter-finals thanks to Youssef Msakni&#8217;s second-half goal.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Kanu, who had wished the Super Eagles well before their play against Tunisia, responded by saying he was proud of the Nigerian team.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">In addition, the former Ajax player urged the Super Eagles to qualify for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar in 2022.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Kanu posted on Twitter on Monday morning. &#8220;My country people. Yeah. The Super Eagles have been eliminated from the 21st African Cup of Nations. Regardless, we learn from our mistakes and move forward. Let&#8217;s get ready to compete in the World Cup.&#8221;</span></p>