- It has been an entertaining first half with both sides getting into goal-scoring areas. The only person that has had most chances is Akaichi and Sunday Oliseh’s men looking very sluggish in front of goal, guess they are reserving it for the second half. Join me for the second half in 15 minutes to see if they can rescue themselves! Follow me on Twitter @sportingshina
- HALF-TIME: TUNISIA 0-0 NIGERIA
- 45'Mohamed Amine Ben Amor
- 45'The fourth official has indicated that there will be two minutes of added time.
- 44'K. Aouadhi
Yassine Meriah - 44'BALL OUT OF PLAY: Akaichi goal ruled after captain Mohammed's cross was adjudged to have crossed the goal line. Painful decision there
- 42'It's too easy for Aggreh! One touch to control a pass and he is past his marker, gets across to Ifeanyi Mathew who was stopped in his attempt to drill the ball into the middle from reaching a team-mate. Free kick to Nigeria as Aouadhi is taken off
- 40'Tunisia penetrate the Nigeria back line with another impressive ball forward, this time from Monser , but Akaichi mistimes his run ever so slightly and is flagged for offside just as he's about to unleash a shot from the edge of the penalty area.
- 38'Karim Aoudahi injured in his attempt to stop Stephen Eze. Not a bad game so far but the Carthage Eagles have enjoyed most of the ball possession here.
- 36'Okoro sends a lovely bouncing pass through the middle of the Tunisia defence and into the path of Chikatara, but he misses and Tej clear the danger on the edge of the penalty area.
- 34'The Eagles try a more patient approach, passing the ball around on the right flank, before Onobi clips it over the top of defence. Chikatara runs in behind but is just short of getting his head to the pass and worrying Jeridi from close range.
- 32'Nigeria are looking extremely vulnerable to the counterattack now. The Tunisians are unrelenting in their attempts to break in behind the opposition defence and it's becoming the cause for concern in the Super Eagles' ranks.
- 30'Tej and Akaichi exchange a quick pass between one another before the latter lifts a lofted pass into the path of Hamza, but it's poorly hit and is easily dealt with by Eze on the edge of the Nigeria box.
- 28'OH Aggreh! Captain Akas made a brilliant diagonal run in behind the defence and was spotted by Aggreh. The pass was perfect, but Aggreh let it slip under his foot when a solid touch would have put him one-on-one with a Tunisian defender. What a chance that was.
- 26'Once again, Tunisia win the ball back and embark on another good spell of possession, but good goalkeeping from Ezenwa denies the Carthage Eagles as he saves Oueslati’s shot
- 24'Skilful Chikara fouled and Nigeria get a free kick. Will this kick produce the curtain raiser?
- 22'No goals yet in this game and do you think the Super Eagles will end the unbeaten run of Tunisia in CHAN. Share your thoughts with me via @sportinghina on Twitter
- 20'Tunisia are really starting to take control of this game now, and Nigeria's defence already look like their on the ropes. Onobi has been sloppy and Etim has been caught too high up the pitch already.
- 18'Chikatara fouls Derbali Zied and the Eagles’ striker escapes being cautioned by the referee.
- 17'Ezenwa back to feet as Tunisia restarts with a throw in. Maroune Tej tries a long range shot at goal by it’s good for a throw in to the Super Eagles
- 15'Goalkeeper Ezenwa down in pains after coming in contact with Aoudahi. Medics attend to him as game stops temporarily
- 13'Akaichi finds himself into the Eagles, finds space and shoots toward goal. Great save from Ikechukwu Ezenwa as the Carthage Eagles get a corner kick.
- 11'What a miss from Nigeria, Karim Aouadhi nearly scores in his own post while trying to block Ifeanyi Mathew’s shot
- 8'Nigeria possession back quickly as Usman and Akas exchange passes. Nigeria win a freekick at the edge of the Carthage Eagles penalty area
- 7'Abdelkader Oueslati pushnished for being in an offside position,. Freekick to Nigeria
- 5'Poor from Aggreh! It's not the first time he's given the ball away, and this time he passes straight to Tej. The Tunisians back in possession as the Eagles defend their territory.
- 3'Tunisia immediately push forward down the left flank, with Akaichi chipping a pass over the top of amza and into the path of Zied and his effort ends up bobbling out of play for a goal kick.
- 1'We are underway in Kigali
- The pre-match formalities are almost over, so we will be underway in a few moments!
- Here come the teams! It's a big game for both countries, but which one will step up and give their qualification hopes a huge boost?
- Tunisia (4-4-2)- Jeridi, Boughattas, Tej, Oueslati, Akaichi, Aouadhi, Amor, Monser, Hamza, Zied
- Nigeria (4-3-3): Ezenwa, Mathew, Oboroakpo, Eze, Akas, Onobi, Usman, Mathew, Aggreh, Chikatara, Okoro
- The Super Eagles put up an awe-inspiring second half display against Niger Republic on Monday. They Menas gave a good account of themselves but were eventually undone and fell to a 4-1 loss. Chisom Chikatara came from the bench to score a hat-trick for Sunday Oliseh’s side, the second in the history of the competition. He replaces Tunde Adeniji in the starting XI. Full line-ups on the way.
- The Carthage Eagles have not lost any of their previous nine CHAN fixtures. In fact, the emerged as African Champions in their debut outing in Sudan 2011 when they spanked Angola 3-0 in the final match at the Al Merreikh Stadium, Omdurman. Defeat today would put them in a tight zone, while Sunday Oliseh’s men would pick a quarter-final slot with a game to spare.
- Hello and welcome to this afternoon’s Group C encounter between Tunisia at the Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali. It is the first time these two nations have met in this competition, and both will be keen to pick up all three points and take a firm grip on first position in the process, so expect a well-fought game. My name is Shina Oludare, and I am going to be your host this noon. Follow me on Twitter @sportingshina
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