Nigeria have been eliminated from the African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Rwanda after a 1-0 loss to Guinea.
Sunday Oliseh's Nigeria side who needed just a point to qualify put up an insipid display as Ibrahima Sory Sankhon’s goal knocked them out.
Sankhon scored the only goal of the game on the stroke of half-time as he turned the ball in from the edge of Nigeria's six-yard box to send Guinea through.
The Carthage Eagles of Tunisia advanced to the last eight as winners of Group C thanks to a 5-0 win over Niger.
Saad Bguir scored a brace before half-time to set Tunisia on their way to victory.
Bguir's first for came after just four minutes with a low scuffed shot from just outside the Niger area.
The with five minutes until half-time He doubled his personal tally after he capitalized on a defensive mix-up to get in behind the Niger defence and fire the ball into the roof of the net.
Ahmed Akaichi added a thirdwith 13 minutes left to play.The rout was completed minutes with goals from Ali Maaloul and Hichem Essifi.
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