Nigeria maintained their perfect record in third place playoffs at the Cup of Nations having won six other matches
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Nigeria will meet Tunisia on Wednesday in the third-place play-off of the AFCON 2019 tournament
Some of the arrests were also linked to unrest surrounding events marking France’s national day celebrations on Sunday
Algeria will take on Sadio Mane’s Senegal for the title on July 19, in a repeat of a group stage clash they won 1-0
Senegal will miss star defender Kalidou Koulibaly for the final against Algeria after he was yellow-carded
Madagascar were trying to become the first newcomers since South Africa in 1996 to reach the semi-finals
The win sets Algeria up for a semi-final showdown with Nigeria
Three-time AFCON champions, Nigeria will clash against Algeria or Ivory Coast for a spot in the July 19 final
The record seven-time champions were dumped out in the last 16 by South Africa on Saturday with a 1-0 defeat
Madagascan President Andry Rajoelina chartered a 480-seater plane to take fans to Egypt