COVID-19: Super Eagles Players Set For Tunisia Clash

Hamilton Nwosa
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By Oyinlola Awonuga (The New Diplomat’s Entertainment, Fashion and Sports Desk)

Super Eagles players have all been tested, confirmed negative to Covid-19 ahead of tonight’s friendly encounter against the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia.

According to reports, ahead of tonight’s friendly game against Tunisia, all @NGSuperEagles players have tested negative to COVID19. #SoarSuperEagles #Team9jaStrong,” reads a tweet on the NFF’s official Twitter handle.

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The encounter against the North Africans will take place at the Jacques Lemans Arena. It will kick-off at 7:30pm Nigerian time.

The Super Eagles will be without assistant captain William Troost-Ekong and Samuel Kalu for the game.

The three-time African champions defeated Tunisia 1-0 the last time both countries met in the third-place match at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.

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