{"id":95661,"date":"2025-12-28T11:05:44","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T11:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tv.guardian.ng\/?p=95661"},"modified":"2025-12-28T09:24:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T09:24:54","slug":"afcon-daily-round-up-super-eagles-beat-tunisia-3-2-big-cats-senegal-and-drc-stay-level","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/afcon-daily-round-up-super-eagles-beat-tunisia-3-2-big-cats-senegal-and-drc-stay-level\/","title":{"rendered":"AFCON Daily Round Up: Super Eagles beat Tunisia 3-2, Big cats Senegal and DRC stay level"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dailymotion-player\"><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/x1ee8e.js\" data-video=\"k6irt1KEeDXvEGEwQYO\"><\/script><\/div><br><br><p>\nIt was another busy day of Afcon, four games being played across Morocco, as teams in groups C and D looked to secure their spot in the knockout stages of the competition. 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