However Mali, who are also nicknamed the Eagles, are unbeaten in six World Cup qualification matches since and kept a clean sheet in all of them, scoring 11 goals along the way.
Tunisia's best showing in the continental competition came in when they won their only title, while Mali were runners-up in and finished third in and Mondher Kebaier, Tunisia head coach, hopes his players adapt to challenging conditions, saying: "Since the first day we arrived here, I came two months ago and checked the accommodation conditions. We stopped because circumstances were difficult on all levels.
Tunisia's history and heritage is going to motivate us to play the first rounds and go a long way. Pride is on the line for the Elephants, who have missed the opportunity for a second time running to be present on the world stage after finishing second to Cameroon in Group D of the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers.
They have won the AFCON trophy twice with both titles coming against Ghana in lengthy penalty shoot-outs, in and The hosts then got a second penalty in first-half injury time when Issoufou Dayo slid in on Tolo after the Cameroon defender had played the ball.
Aboubakar, who scored the winner when Cameroon last lifted the Nations Cup in , made no mistake second time around as he went the other way with his penalty. After the restart Onana kept out an ambitious long-range free-kick from Traore and then denied Cyrille Bayala from close range. Aboubakar was denied a hat-trick by a tight VAR offside call, while Zambo Anguissa fired narrowly wide as the Indomitable Lions looked to put the game to bed.
The hosts, who are looking to lift the continental trophy for a sixth time, are back in action on Thursday, against Ethiopia. Coach Bubista and nine Cape Verde players were absent because of Covid and the Blue Sharks were only able to name six substitutes for their match against Ethiopia. The east Africans went down to 10 men early on after Yared Bayeh failed to control a wayward back header and brought down Julio Tavares just outside the box in the eighth minute.
Initially shown yellow by Angolan referee Helder Martins de Carvalho, the centre-back had his card upgraded to red after a lengthy VAR check. Substitute Mignot Debebe almost scored a freak own goal, but his miscued clearance was clawed away by Ethiopia keeper Teklemariam Shanko on the line, and Shanko then saved well from midfielder Dylan Tavares. The islanders hit the front when a deep cross from the left flank was volleyed back across goal by the ever-bright Garry Rodrigues and striker Tavares was on hand to convert from close range.
Ethiopia made little impact going forward in front of a sparse crowd, with the majority having departed after Cameroon's earlier victory. The mid-season timing of the tournament has received criticism from European clubs, while the emergence of the Omicron variant of Covid is having an impact on fans and players.
Those restrictions did not seem to impact on a lively crowd watching the hosts, but the Burkinabe were without coach Kamou Malo and six players because of positive tests - and a host of players will be missing from Monday's matches. Senegal, beaten by Algeria in the final, are set to have just 17 players available for their Group B opener against Zimbabwe because of Covid cases and injuries in their squad. Elsewhere, Gabon captain Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang will not face debutants Comoros after testing positive on arrival in Cameroon on Thursday.
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Sport Africa. Comments Join the conversation. To use comments you will need to have JavaScript enabled. Comment posted by thedeverills, at 9 Jan thedeverills. Reply posted by ohound52, at 9 Jan ohound More replies 5 down.
Comment posted by Horatio, at 9 Jan Horatio. Why doesn't Afcon have its own sub section on this website? I'm sure I read an article on here about fair coverage. Adam Clarke replied: As much as I think it should - I don't think any of the other non-European continental tournaments had website sections.
Certainly not much coverage of the Copa America - and definitely haven't seen anything from Asia, North America or Oceania. Comment posted by guyguy, at 9 Jan guyguy. Let's hope Afcon gets the coverage it deserves. Some great talent in there. Reply posted by stoodstill, at 10 Jan stoodstill. More replies 3 down. Comment posted by T, at 9 Jan T. Comment posted by Graham, at 9 Jan Graham. One can almost guarantee, that the standard of refereeing will put the clowns who officiate the Premier League, to shame!
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