Entertainment of Monday, 24 January 2022
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2022-01-24Nana Aba, Bridget Otoo, Lydia Forson troll Nigerians after AFCON exit
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Ghanaian journalists and football fans exacted troll revenge on Nigeria following their 'shock' exit from the ongoing African Cup of Nations, AFCON, in Cameroon.
On Twitter, a number of celebrities were out in
Read full articlefull force mocking the Nigerians over the manner in which they were knocked out of the tournament especially coming five days after they trolled Ghanaians.
Nana Aba Anamoah, Bridget Otoo and Lydia Forson were among those that ensured that the Nigerians felt the pain of being kicked out of the tournament and Ghanaians in general joined the action.
On Tuesday, January 18, 2022, when the Black Stars of Ghana lost their last group C game to Comoros ending their AFCON campaign with a draw and two losses and a point, Nigerian trolls were out in full force on Twitter.
At the time, the Super Eagles - the Nigerians team - had won their first two games, they subsequently beat Equatorial Guinea to finish top of their group three wins out of three games.
In a battle of Eagles - Carthage vs. Super in the round of 16 clash in Garoua, the Tunisians prevailed thanks to a lone goal by Youssef Msakni who beat Nigeria goalkeeper Maduka Okoye with a long-range effort two minutes into the second half. The Tunisians held on to knock Nigeria out.
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Ghana's 2022 World Cup play-off opponents Nigeria suffered a shock exit at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations when they were defeat 1-0 by the less-fancied Tunisia in Garoua on Sunday.
The Super Eagles, who were tipped as favourites for the competition, were stunned in front of their own supporters in the neighbouring Cameroonian city.
The Carthage Eagles upset 10-man Super Eagles to reach the quarter-final where they will face Burkina Faso.
The result means the Nigerians ended just one step ahead of Ghana that finished their campaign at the group stage of the competition.
Youssef Msakni beat Nigeria goalkeeper Maduka Okoye with a long-range effort two minutes into the second half to end the Super Eagles hopes of winning the title.
Nigeria's task was made harder when Alex Iwobi was sent off following a video assistant referee review.
The West Africans were the only side to win all three group games in Cameroon, but were largely subdued against a side hit by Covid-19.
Nigeria forward Umar Sadiq fired across goal and wide in injury time after Moses Simon had earlier had an effort blocked by Carthage Eagles keeper Bechir Ben Said.
Tunisia, Nations Cup winners in 2004, will face Burkina Faso in the last eight on Saturday, 29 January.
See some of the mocking tweets below