AFRICAN SPORTS MONTHLY
'Sports is our Business'
  • Home
  • NEWS
  • Rankings
  • Radio
  • TV

Nigeria, Tunisia share spoils

1/23/2016

0 Comments

 
Picture
Nigeria and Tunisia played out a 1-1 draw in their Group C Day two clash on Friday in Kigali.
 
Chisom Chikatara put Nigeria up few minutes after recess before Ahmed Akaichi leveled midway to earn his side a vital point.


Tunisia dominated the first half but failed to find the back of the net whilst Nigeria sat back with occasional moves upfront.
 
Akaichi who gave the Nigeria backline some scary moments was denied by goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa who pulled a superb of his goal bound shot at the edge penalty area on 14 minutes.
 
Ezenwa was again to his side’s rescue with yet another save on 26 minutes collecting Mohamed Ali Moncer’s shot with ease.
 
Just before the break, Akaichi headed in from an Ali Maaloul cross from the left but the goal was disallowed as the ball was adjudged to have gone out before Maaloul delivered his cross.
 
Tunisia resumed on the same tempo but it was the Super Eagles who broke the deadlock on 52 minutes through dangerman Chikatara, who was put through by Osas Okoro. The Abia Warriors forward fired past a hapless Tunisia goalie Rami Jeridi for his fourth goal of the tournament.
 
The lead will last for only 17 minutes before Akaichi restored parity finishing off a three-man move that involved Moncer and substitute Hichem Essifi. Moncer crossed to Essifi, whose header found Akaichi, who shot past Ezenwa for a deserving equalizer.
 
The remainder of the game was a balanced affair with Tunisia coming close a couple of time, but the winner remained elusive.
 
Nigeria stays atop of the group with four points whilst Tunisia has two points from two games.
 
Orange Man of the Match
Osas Okoro (Nigeria)
 
Match statistics

By: Cafonline.com
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Archives

    April 2025
    March 2025
    February 2025
    July 2024
    June 2024
    December 2023
    November 2023
    October 2023
    September 2023
    August 2023
    July 2023
    June 2023
    May 2023
    April 2023
    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    September 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    June 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    December 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013

    Menu

    All
    2014 FIFA World Cup
    Athletics
    Basketball
    Boxing
    Commonwealth Games
    Cricket
    Golf
    Hockey
    Marathons
    News
    Olympics
    Rugby
    Soccer
    Spotlight
    Tennis
    Track And Field
    Volleyball
    Women Soccer
    Wrestling


    Picture
    Picture

    RSS Feed


    Tweets by ASMONTHLY

Tweet to @ASMONTHLY

Contact Us

    Contact Us

Submit

Donate & Support Our Efforts at African Sports Media Network