Nigeria begin their Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) campaign on Tuesday carrying unfinished business, determined to turn recent disappointment into continental redemption when they face Tanzania at Fez Stadium.
Last editionβs runners-up are still haunted by a narrow 2-1 defeat to hosts Ivory Coast in the final, a loss that denied the Super Eagles a fourth AFCON crown and extended their wait for a title to more than a decade.
That frustration was compounded months later when Nigeria failed to qualify for the 2026 World Cup, marking a second consecutive absence from footballβs biggest sta
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