Nigerians mock Buhari over Afcon knockout

Some Nigerians on Twitter are making fun of President Muhammadu Buhari by blaming his video call to the national football team for their loss to Tunisia in the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon).

Nigeria had won all their previous group matches, emerging as favourites in the tournament. But their 0-1 loss to Tunisia now means they are out of the tournament.

Tunisia's win was all the more impressive given that their coach and several players had to stay away after contracting coronavirus.

Nigerians online expressed their disappointment, albeit in a humorous way, and ribbed their president.

Some even asked Ghanaians not to mock them as revenge for the trolling they experienced after Ghana crashed out of the tournament.

This article originally appeared on BBC News

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