Match of the day – Tunisia – Nigeria – 17.July.2019

Tunisia – Nigeria

The match for the third place in the African Cup will be played tonight on Al Salam Stadiun from Cairo, a duel between Tunisia and Nigeria, two teams promising to give us a dramatic game. Tunisia has been remarkable for this edition of the African Cup through a very organized defensive, only 3 goals have conceded Tunisian players and we have to point out that the elimination from the semifinals has occurred with an own goal marked in overtime.

This failure has poorly influenced the morale of Alain Giresse’s footballers, but in today’s match they must be prepared to meet an equally motivated opponent who was defeated at the semi-finals. Nigeria was considered one of the favorites to win the trophy, but the green eagle road stopped in the semifinals where it was defeated by Algeria, a band that has a game style similar to that of Tunisia.

Nigeria will try to take advantage of the physical benefits and get the third place in the competition, although the weak points of Nigeria’s national team have been best seen in the 3-0 defeat against Madagascar. Considering these aspects, we must expect a very balanced duel, the under 2.5 goals scored is quoted with 1.60 and is considered the most inspired choice for bettors.