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Josh Challies

Everton's Alex Iwobi sent off at African Cup of Nations seven minutes after coming on

Alex Iwobi had an evening to forget for Nigeria in the African Cup of Nations, with a six-minute cameo before being sent off.

The Super Eagles were among the favourites for the tournament in Cameroon but suffered a premature exit at the hands of Tunisia in the first knockout round.

Shortly after the interval, Youssef Msakni opened the scoring for the underdogs and that set the tune for the remainder of the match.

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