Significant Reasons Why Super Eagles Must Beat Tunisia In AFCON Third Place Playoff

Nigeria’s defeat against Algeria has set-up a potential third-place finish for the Super Eagles at the expense of fellow semi-finalist Tunisia at the ongoing AFCON.

The match promises to be a decent contest between both sides as they compete in the loser’s final on Wednesday.

The Super Eagles will be gunning for a win just like their Tunisian counterparts as they square up against each other.

The match provides opportunities for various match assessments as both sides look into the future within the course of the 90 minutes.

This is very key for the manager and the players as well as this match can be an addition to their careers via a possible move in the transfer window.

As the match approaches by the minute, allnigeriasoccer.com takes a look at why Nigeria must win against Tunisia in the third-place match.

Some Respite for Gernot Rohr

As Nigeria lost 2-1 to Algeria, certain opinions have gone high up and wide about the future of the Super Eagles manager.

Rohr has seen his position as Nigeria manager come under threat as fans and some stakeholders poured out their emotions following the team’s semifinal defeat.

However, a win against Tunisia may be good enough for the manager at least for the time being.

This may go a long way to quench the fiery darts directed to him as criticism continues to come in against Rohr prior to this match.

Restore Nigeria’s Pride

The third-place match is mostly accompanied by participating teams aiming to offer some form of redemption to their nations.

This will be the same for Nigeria as her pride will be at stake.

They have got the talent to achieve this at least for some patient ones that are die-hard Super Eagles fans.

The ball is in Nigeria’s court to redeem the country’s image which was dealt a blow with the 2-1 loss to Algeria.

This is needful from the team even as they approach the match with caution knowing the threat the Tunisian possess as we saw against Ghana in the Round of 16.

This will erase the defeat they had in the tepid display against Madagascar on that famous day wearing the green jersey which seems to cause more harm than good for the Super Eagles.

Opportunity to create an impression

Nigeria might not be in the AFCON final as this will now be between Algeria and fellow West African side Senegal led by the impressive duo Sadio Mane and highly rated Inter Milan star Balde Keita.

However, as scouts visit the AFCON matches in search of budding talents and certain players to assess on a personal level the Eagles must win to create an impression.

Obiweluozo Martins