Nigeria vs Tunisia: Things to know about the two Eagles

Nigeria’s Super Eagles will take on the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia today, Saturday, at the Complexe Sportif de Fès.

●Both teams won their opening group game.

●Nigeria defeated Tanzania 2-1, and Tunisia trashed Uganda 3-1 at Stade Olympique de Rabat on Tuesday.

●On the other hand, Tunisia has scored 23 goals in its last ten games, averaging 2.3 goals per game.

●Tunisia have won just one AFCON title (2004). They have finished second twice and third once.

●The Nigerians have won the AFCON title three times (1980, 1994, 2013).

●Nigeria’s Super Eagles have won the most medals in AFCON history (from positions 1st to 3^rd), accumulating 16 medals. They have the most bronze medals in AFCON history (8).

●Nigeria and Tunisia are 5th and 6th, respectively, among Africa’s top ten nations according to the latest FIFA rankings. In the world, they’re 38th and 41^st, respectively.

●Since the inception of the AFCON competition in 1957, Nigeria have accrued the second-most points (195) behind Egypt (204). The Carthage of Eagles are 9th on the list, as they have 105 points from 83 games.

●The Tunisians hold the record for the nation with the most consecutive appearances at the AFCON (17). They have not missed any edition of the tournament since 1994.

●Francileudo Santos holds Tunisia’s record for the most goals scored at the AFCON. The former Standard Liege forward scored 10 goals in 12 games across three tournaments.

●Rashidi Yekini holds Nigeria’s record for the most goals scored at the AFCON. The Super Eagles legend scored 13 goals in 20 games across four tournaments.

●Tunisia’s Youssef Msakni is one of the four African players to have featured in eight AFCON tournaments. The other three are Andre Ayew (Ghana), Ahmed Hassan (Egypt), and Rigobert Song (Cameroon).

●Tunisia have hosted the AFCON tournament three times (1965,1994, 2004), winning it on home soil the last time they were hosts. Nigeria have hosted the tournament twice (1980, 2000), lifting the trophy on home soil in their first hosting attempt.

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