Africa: Nigeria Edge Tunisia to Begin U-20 Afcon Campaign With Narrow Win

Nigeria got off to a winning start in their quest for an eighth TotalEnergies CAF U20 Africa Cup of Nations title, overcoming Tunisia 1-0 in a tightly contested Group B opener at the 30 June Air Defence Stadium in Cairo on Thursday.

A first-half strike by Auwal Ibrahim was all that separated the two sides, as the Flying Eagles ground out a result in a match full of physical battles, near misses, and late drama.

Despite Nigeria dominating early proceedings and carving out several chances, they…