The Super Eagles will take on Tunisia, who have been ravaged by an outbreak Coronavirus in their camp, Sunday in Garoua for a place in the quarterfinal of the AFCON in Cameroon.
Kick-off time is 8pm.
The Eagles won Group D, while the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia finished as third best losers in Group F after they lost 1-0 to shock troopers Gambia tonight.
Tunisia were without as many as seven players for tonight’s game versus Gambia after they tested positive for Covid-19.
They also had a player sent off in the dying moments of this encounter.
Both teams clashed in the 2019 AFCON in Egypt with the Eagles pipping Tunisia 1-0 to finish third.
Both teams also played out a scoreless draw in a friendly in Austria in October 2020.
The winners of this Round of 16 match-up will take on the winners of the match between Burkina Faso and Gabon.
The quarterfinal is slated for January 29 in Garoua.
ROUND OF 16 MATCHES
Nigeria vs Tunisia
Burkina Faso vs Gabon
Mali vs Eq.Guinea
Gambia vs Guinea
Morocco vs Malawi
Cameroon vs Comoros
Senegal vs Cape Verde
Cote d’Ivoire vs Egypt
