That the Super Eagles of Nigeria lost to Tunisia on Sunday in the second round of the ongoing African Cup of Nation did not come to many Nigerians as a shock. As a matter of fact, the outcome could be predicted from the blast of the whistle by the central refree.
The Cartharge of Tunisia were more ruthless, tactical and determined to get away with victory irrespective of the scoreline.
After getting their goal at the second half, they locked it up and were ready to die in the defence of that one goal against the Nigerian team that was widely tipped to win the tournament based on the depth of its squad.
By the time Alex Iwobi was sent off after he was controversially booked for a red card, it was cleared to Nigerian fans all over the world that the game was over even before the blast of the final whistle.
Although, several attempts were made to savage the situation and possibly manage to escape with 1-1 draw that will possibly sparkle a glimmer of hope in the Super Eagles but unfortunately, the Austin Eguaveon boys were deficient of the magic wand to cause an upset that can produce such an outcome.
At the end of the 95 minutes of the crunch encounter, the lone goal seperated the two teams. However, the outcome of the tournament for Nigeria has early been predicted even before the Super Eagles embarked on the fruitless trip to Cameroon.
For those who keenly follow Primate Elijah Ayodele, Founder of the INRI Evangelical Church, the loss to Tunisia would not come as a surprise. Ayodele during the compiliation of his 2022 prophecies in December had predicted the situation of things with the Nigerian team at the AFCON.
According to the man of God, the Super Eagles cannot win the AFCON but they will only qualify for the World Cup. Many Nigerians did not take this prediction serious when it was made until Sunday when the Eagles crashed out after they were defeated with a lone goal by Tunisia.
Perhaps, the second part of Ayodele’s prophecy that Nigeria will qualify for the World Cup will bring solace to football lovers across the country who are terribly dissappointed with Sunday’s result.
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