early elimination for Tunisia, from the group stage

After Algeria and Ghana, another big one is going down. Tunisia left the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations through the back door on Wednesday January 24. Jalel Kadri’s selection failed to do better than a draw against South Africa at the conclusion of the group stage (0-0). His slight domination in possession of the ball (55%) was sterile for a long time: she did not shoot for more than 40 minutes during the second period, until her only clear opportunity, on a header from Haythem Jouini off target (89th).

The Carthage Eagles leave the competition with only two small points scored and one goal scored. A record that is a stain for one of the five African teams to have played in the last World Cup and which had qualified eight times for the knockout phase in its 10 previous participations in the CAN. At the same time, Mali (1st in the group) and Namibia (3rd), who also separated with a score of 0-0, validated their ticket for the round of 16, in the same way as South Africa. South (2nd).