The Al Arabi of Tunisia striker caught the Nigerian side napping with a strike from 20-yard in the 47th minute of the tie at the Roumbe Adija Stadium in Garoua, Cameroon.
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Both former champions contest for who will soar higher as they eye a place in the quarter-finals of AFCON.
Eguavoen led the Nigerian side to an emphatic nine points in Group D, just as Nigeria were the only side that claimed maximum points to go through to the next round of the competition.
The team finished third with three points in Group F after losing by a lone goal to Gambia in their final group game on Thursday
It is a feisty confrontation of Eagles as Nigeria and Tunisia file out at the Al Salam Stadium in Cairo on Wednesday for the third place match of the 32nd Africa Cup of Nations finals.