Nigeria vs Tunisia: Super Eagles extend record in third-place matches

Nigeria vs Tunisia: Super Eagles extend record in third-place matches

Nigeria remain the country with the most third-place wins at the Africa Cup of Nations, after defeating Tunisia 1-0 on Wednesday, to win bronze in the 2019 edition.

Odion Ighalo, who now has five goals at the tournament, netted the winner in the third minute.

The three-time champions had already won bronze seven times before, three more than Ivory Coast in second place with four.

Nigeria - 8 times

Ivory Coast - 4 times

Egypt - 3 times

Zambia - 3 times

DR Congo - 2 times

Algeria - 2 times

Mali - 2 times

Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana, Tunisia, Sudan, Morocco, Ethiopia, South Africa have all won it once.

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