Three days after falling 0-1 to current African champions, Desert Foxes of Algeria, in a friendly match, the Super Eagles will again face another tricky tie, this time, against Tunisia in Austria. Today’s big game at the Jacques Lemans Arena…
Eagles pass COVID-19 tests again, seek redemption against Tunisia
The Super Eagles will battle Tunisia on Tuesday (today), after players and officials of the national team tested negative for COVID-19 on Monday. The match, billed for the Jacques Lemans Arena in the Austrian city of St. Veit an der…
Rohr may drop Ajayi, Onuachu for Tunisia clash
Gernot Rohr is set to make some changes in his Super Eagles line-up to face Tunisia at the Jacques Lemmans Arena in Sankt Arena on Tuesday, The PUNCH reports. The Eagles, parading four debutants, lost 1-0 to Algeria on Friday…
Coronavirus: Tunisia federation says football could resume in August
Tunisia’s football federation (FTF) said its current top-flight domestic campaign could resume in August – if the government agrees. In a statement on its website on Friday, the federation said it had revised its hopes for a 10 June restart…
Death toll in Tunisia bus accident rises to 26 (Guardian)
At least 26 people were killed when their bus careened into a ravine in the northwest of Tunisia, officials said in a new toll. The health ministry said late Sunday that 17 people were also injured in the accident in…
Tunisia holds second free presidential election (BBC)
Tunisia is holding its second free presidential poll since the 2011 uprising that toppled ex-president Ben Ali and sparked the Arab Spring. It was brought forward from November after the death in July of Beji Caid Essebsi, the first democratically elected…
Tunisia presidential hopefuls line up for September polls (Guardian)
Presidential hopefuls in Tunisia began registering their candidacies on Friday for snap September polls called after the death of 92-year-old leader Beji Caid Essebsi. Eight would-be candidates, including media magnate Nabil Karoui, submitted their papers to the North African country’s…
Before a Nigerian sets himself on fire- Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Times have never been this hard on Nigerians. Suicide is a national creed while the suicide note is the anthem. It’s either one Nigerian is drinking the poison known as Sniper or another Nigerian is jumping off the Third Mainland…
Nigeria to battle Tunisia, Morocco, Kenya, others for Rugby Sevens ticket (Guardian)
Rugby Africa has confirmed that Nigeria’s national team will participate in the African zone of the 2020 Olympic qualifiers slated to hold in South Africa on November 9 and 10. Rugby Africa said Nigeria was given the chance to compete…
Tunisia militants jailed for 2015 attacks (BBC)
Seven jihadists have been sentenced to life in prison in Tunisia over gun and grenade attacks at a museum and a beach resort in 2015. Sixty people, mostly tourists, died in the attacks and many were wounded. Other defendants received…
