2024-01-19 23:21:39
The Tunisian national team challenges the nightmare of memories against Mali…shocks in “Alcan”
On Saturday, the Tunisian national football team faces its Malian rival in the second round of the African Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast, with its eye on the first victory in the tournament, and its hope of turning the tables on its critics, in the first place, but before that it must overcome a team that did not defeat it in the finals. .
The two teams played on 13 previous occasions, during which the Tunisian team won 6 matches and the victory returned to Mali on 5 occasions and two matches were tied. However, in the African Nations Finals, the two teams faced each other on 3 occasions, during which Mali won twice and the tie was decided by a confrontation, and it is a team that has become a nightmare for the national team. Tunisia is in the African finals, despite having a lead in the World Cup qualification race, and each of Tunisia and Mali’s matches in the “Cannes” carried with it negative memories.
The first confrontation: historical shock
The first confrontation in the African Cup finals between the two teams was in 1994 at El Menzah Stadium, at the opening of the African Cup matches in Tunisia, during which the Tunisian team received a historical shock by losing 0-2, and after that it was unable to compensate and left the tournament in the first round, in an event that constituted a major turning point in The path of the Tunisian national team throughout history is still stuck in the minds of the fans.
The second confrontation: The Tunisian national team escaped defeat
The second confrontation was in the 2019 edition in Egypt, during which the match was tied with a score of 1-1, and Wahbi Khazri saved the Tunisian team with a deceptive ball, but the match was difficult for the Tunisians, who were on the verge of defeat and left themselves in a very difficult position, as the “Eagles of Carthage” succeeded under the leadership of the French coach. Alan Geras in qualifying among the best third-place finishers.
The third confrontation: between defeat and scandal of governance
In the 2022 edition, the Mali national team quickly shocked and defeated its Tunisian rival in the first match, which witnessed Wahbi Khazri failing to take a penalty kick. The Tunisian national team quickly entered into a crisis due to this loss, which imposed changes on the national team and foreshadowed the imminent departure of coach Monther Al-Kabir.
The match also witnessed a historic situation after the confrontation was stopped by Zambian referee Gani Sikazwe before the end of legal time, in one of the most strange moments in the tournament’s history.
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