Tunisia’s place in the last 16 was already assured before kick-off, due to results elsewhere, but the north African nation knew finishing third was likely to result in a daunting match-up with Nigeria, who have won all three of their AFCON games.
However, they were only able to name five substitutes, because 12 players were unavailable due to COVID-19.
Despite this, they pressed hard for a breakthrough in the second half, but Gambia grew stronger as the game entered its final stages.