Nigeria and Tunisia will square off play in the third placed match of AFCON 2019 as both teams play their final game of the tournament.

The Super Eagles were denied going into extra time by a 94th minute winner by Riyad Mahrez which dented their hopes of winning a fourth AFCON title.

On the other hand, the Carthage Eagles also lost to Senegal in a painful circumstance as they scored an own goal in the first half of extrance.
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Both sides will now battle for the who is the third best team in the continent as they play for pride in the third/fourth place playoffs.

The last four meetings between the North and West African nation in an AFCON tournament has ended in four victories for Nigeria while Tunisia last recorded a win in the semi finals in 2004.

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Tunisia's starting XI: Mouez; Bronn, Meriah, Hadadi, Khazri; Sassi, Lamti, Skhiri; B Mohamed, Msakni, Khenissi

Nigeria's starting XI: Uzoho; Ekong, Omeruo, Awaziem, Collins; Kalu, Musa, Etebo; Chukwueze, Onyekuru; Ighalo

Match: Tunisia vs Nigeria (AFCON 2019 third/fourth place playoffs)

Date: Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Venue: Al Salam Stadium

Meanwhile, Legit.ng had earlier reported that Reports coming in from Super Eagles camp reveals that Gernot Rohr has decided to drop Daniel Akpeyi for the third placed match against Tunisia.

The three-time African champions will slug it out with the Carthage Eagles in the playoffs after losing their semi final clash with Algeria.