Semi Ajayi, a defender for Hull City, saw his dreams of winning the Africa Cup of Nations with Nigeria come to a heart-wrenching end on Wednesday night.
The Super Eagles fought valiantly against the host nation, Morocco, managing to hold them to a goalless draw in their semi-final held in Rabat, but ultimately succumbed to a 4-2 defeat in the penalty shootout.
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Ajayi played the entire 120 minutes of this gripping match but did not take a penalty during the shootout.
Nigeria will face Egypt in the third-place playoff on Saturday at 16:00 GMT, while Morocco is set to compete against Senegal in Sunday’s final at 19:00 GMT.
[BBC]