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Super Eagles honour #EndSARS movement in draw with Tunisia

THE Super Eagles put up another flat performance on Tuesday night, drawing 1-1 with Tunisia in Austria, four days after their 1-0 defeat to Algeria.

Leicester City Kelechi Iheanacho scored for Nigeria while Drajer Mohammed pulled the Carthage Eagles level.

Sporting their new eye-catching strip, the Super Eagles started brightly and took a deserved lead after 21 minutes.

Iheanacho turned his man and hit a sweet shot past Ben Mustapha in the Tunisia goal.

The Super Eagles paid tribute to the #EndSARS movement with their goal celebration, the playing taking the knee and raising their clenched fists in the universal symbol of defiance.It was Iheanacho’s first Nigeria goal since November 2017 when he scored in the 4-2 friendly win over Argentina. 
It should have been 2-0 to the Super Eagles 10 minutes later. Captain Ahmed Musa latched on to a ball over the top but he was brought down by Mustapha in the Tunisia box as he made to score.  A penalty was awarded to Nigeria which Iheanacho took and missed. 
Tunisia grew into the game and ran through Nigeria’s midfield with some ease.  They got their equaliser just before half-time, Mohammed firing high into the Nigerian net after some brilliant approach play from the left set him up. 
Kevin Akpoguma almost restored Nigeria’s lead immediately but his header was cleared off the line by the Tunisian defence. 
Having had to start the match without the unavailable William Troost-Ekong and Samuel Kalu, Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr made a rash of changes in the second half, bringing on the likes of Chidozie Awaziem, Cyril Dessers, Jamilu Collins and debutant Chidera Ejuke, but the team hardly created any more chances. 
The Super Eagles will next play Sierra Leone in November’s 2022 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

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