Nigeria have been eliminated from the Africa Cup of Nations at the last-16 stage after suffering a 1-0 defeat to Tunisia on Sunday.
Youssef Msakni scored the decisive goal two minutes into the second-half, while Alex Iwobi was sent off just seven minutes after being substituted on, making it difficult for Nigeria to come back against their Covid-19 stricken opponents.
Immediately after the match, Augustine Eguavoen stepped down from his role as interim coach.
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What has been said?
Tunisia boss expressed his pride in his team for their valiant effort against the Super Eagles.
He told reporters: âAs we said before, we had prepared well; we had mastered our skills to counter the Nigerian team. We believed in ourselves.
âWe had the desire to win and knew we had to put in a lot of efforts. We tried to win to score a goal and succeeded in doing that.
âWe knew Nigeria had fast wingers and we came up with specific tactics and had to put pressure on the wingers.
âWe trusted the group despite the Covid-19 cases. We didnât need players but competitors. We wish Nigeria well but we deserve to win,â
Nigeria boss Eguavoen stepped in to take charge of the team after Gernot Rohr's recent sacking, but has given up his role following his team's shock exit.
âWhat happens next is that Iâm the interim coach and technical director of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF)," he said.
âI will go back to my position and allow the NFF (to) make a decision on the way forward."