AFCON 2021: ‘I no longer watch football because of Nigeria, Arsenal’ – Naira Marley

<p>Popular singer, Naira Marley, has said that he doesn’t like to watch football anymore because of the Super Eagles of Nigeria and Arsenal.</p>, <p>Marley said this while reacting to Nigeria’s elimination from the ongoing 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon.</p>, <p>DAILY POST recalls that Nigeria crashed out of the 2021 AFCON after a 1-0 defeat to Tunisia on Sunday night.</p>, <p>Youssef Msakni’s second-half goal ensured Tunisia defeated the Super Eagles in the AFCON round of 16 and qualified for the quarter-finals.</p>, <p>Reacting after the game, Marley, in a series of tweets via his Twitter handle after the game, also criticized referee Maguette N’Diaye, who officiated Nigeria’s clash with Tunisia for not awarding the Super Eagles a penalty during the encounter.</p>, <p>“From when I saw a player called Ifa in the Tunisian team, I knew we weren’t gonna win. Referee head come be like orunmila,” Marley tweeted.</p>, <p>“Referee didn’t give us that corner, he didn’t give us penalty for that handball but he wanna check VAR to give us red card kmft. Fuck football man.</p>, <p>“This is why I don’t watch football anymore because of Nigeria and fucking Arsenal.” sic.</p>