Frankfurt’s midfield ace Ellyes Skhiri is with the Tunisian national soccer team in the preliminary round of the AfricanCups eliminated surprisingly early. At the end of Group E, the North Africans couldn’t get past a 0-0 draw against South Africa and therefore have to travel home.
Overall, the 2004 African champions only scored one goal and drew twice. Mali secured group victory after drawing 0-0 against Namibia in an equally uneventful game. As one of the best third-placed teams in the group, Namibia made it into the knockout phase for the first time. South Africa also remains in the tournament.
Tunisia caused a stir in Qatar
In the round of 16, Mali will face Burkina Faso, while Morocco could wait for South Africa if that turns out to be a surpriseteam secure group victory at the World Cup in Qatar later that evening. The Tunisians recently caused a stir at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. In their third and final game, coach Jalel Kadri’s team beat the then defending champions and eventual finalists France 1-0 (0-0). However, it wasn’t enough to progress.
Despite two defeats and only one win, Ivory Coast still progressed. The host country parted ways with its national coach Jean-Louis Gasset on Wednesday. As the Ivorian Football Association announced on Wednesday, the 70-year-old Frenchman and his entire coaching staff were released. be reason “inadequate results according to the target contract with the association”it was said