Tunisia at the Africa Cup of Nations

Tunisia have participated in the African Cup of Nations 21 times and hold the record for the number of consecutive participations with 16 between 1994 and 2021. First participation in 1962, it took third place by defeating Uganda with a score of 3–0,[1] only 4 countries participated in this edition.[2] In 1965 edition, Tunisia were allowed to stage the competition and reached the final and lost the title to Ghana 2–3 after extra time.[3]

Tunisia against Mali at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.
Tunisia against Algeria at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.

In the 1996 edition, the team reached the final for the second time, but was again defeated by hosts South Africa 0–2.[4] The best participation in this tournament came after 8 years when Tunisia in her country reached the final for the third time and won this time after defeating Morocco in the final 2–1,[5] Francileudo Santos and Ziad Jaziri scored the goals. The last participation was in the 2021 edition in Cameroon, and the team was eliminated in the quarter-finals.

In total, Tunisia participated in the African Cup of Nations 21 times, played 80 matches, won in 25 matches, tied 29 matches and lost 26 of them, scored 99 goals and accepted 94 goals. The biggest defeat was 4–0 against Ethiopia on 12 November 1965 and Mauritania on 16 January 2022.[6][7] The biggest defeat was 3–0 against Cameroon on 10 February 2000, Guinea on 30 January 2006 and Ivory Coast on 26 January 2013. Francileudo Santos is the most Tunisian player to score in the tournament with 10 goals.[8] Youssef Msakni is the most participating Tunisian in the tournament, he played 25 matches in 7 participations between 2010 and 2021.[9] Tunisia hosted the competition on three occasions in 1965, 1994 and 2004.

Records edit

Africa Cup of Nations record Africa Cup of Nations qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA Ref
  1957 Not affiliated to CAF Not affiliated to CAF [10]
  1959 [11]
  1962 Third place 3rd 2 1 0 1 5 4 Squad 4 3 0 1 7 2 [12]
  1963 Group stage 5th 2 0 1 1 3 5 Squad 2 1 0 1 6 5 [13]
  1965 Runners-up 2nd 3 1 1 1 6 3 Squad Qualified as hosts [14]
  1968 Did not qualify 4 1 1 2 5 5 [15]
  1970 Did not enter Did not enter [16]
  1972 [17]
  1974 [18]
  1976 Did not qualify 6 3 1 2 8 7 [19]
  1978 Fourth place 4th 5 1 2 2 4 5 Squad 4 2 1 1 10 7 [20]
  1980 Banned Banned [21]
  1982 Group stage 7th 3 0 1 2 1 4 Squad 2 1 1 0 1 0 [22]
  1984 Did not qualify 4 2 1 1 6 1 [23]
  1986 2 1 0 1 1 2 [24]
  1988 2 0 1 1 1 2 [25]
  1990 2 0 0 2 0 1 [26]
  1992 6 3 3 0 10 5 [27]
  1994 Group stage 9th 2 0 1 1 1 3 Squad Qualified as hosts [28]
  1996 Runners-up 2nd 6 2 2 2 10 9 Squad 8 3 4 1 7 2 [29]
  1998 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 1 1 6 5 Squad 3 2 0 1 3 1 [30]
    2000 Fourth place 4th 6 2 2 2 6 9 Squad 6 5 0 1 13 3 [31]
  2002 Group stage 11th 3 0 2 1 0 1 Squad 6 2 2 2 9 7 [32]
  2004 Champions 1st 6 4 2 0 10 4 Squad Qualified as hosts [33]
  2006 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 1 1 7 5 Squad 10 6 3 1 25 9 [34]
  2008 Quarter-finals 5th 4 1 2 1 7 6 Squad 6 4 1 1 12 3 [35]
  2010 Group stage 12th 3 0 3 0 3 3 Squad 12 7 3 2 18 7 [36]
    2012 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 0 2 5 5 Squad 8 4 2 2 14 6 [37]
  2013 Group stage 12th 3 1 1 1 2 4 Squad 2 0 2 0 2 2 [38]
  2015 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 2 1 5 5 Squad 6 4 2 0 6 2 [39]
  2017 Quarter-finals 8th 4 2 0 2 6 7 Squad 6 4 1 1 16 3 [40]
  2019 Fourth place 4th 7 1 4 2 6 5 Squad 6 4 1 1 16 3 [41]
  2021 Quarter-finals 8th 5 2 0 3 5 3 Squad 6 5 1 0 14 5 [42]
  2023 Group stage 20th 3 0 2 1 1 2 Squad 6 4 1 1 11 1
  2025 To be determined To be determined
      2027
Total 1 Title 21/36 83 25 30 28 99 97 127 71 31 25 211 92


Matches edit

 
Tunisia's match against the Ivory Coast from the 2013 African Cup of Nations, where the team suffered its joint-heaviest defeat.
  •   – Win
  •   – Draw
  •   – Lose
# Year Stage Date Opponent Result Tunisia scorers
1   1962 Semi-finals 14 January 1962   Ethiopia 2–4 Merrichkou   13' Chérif   29'
Third place match 20 January 1962   Uganda 3–0 Jedidi   3' Laaouini   53' Meddab   85'
2   1963 Group stage 24 November 1963   Ghana 1–1 Jedidi   36'
Group stage 28 November 1963   Ethiopia 2–4 Chetali   15' Jedidi   67'
3   1965 Group stage 12 November 1965   Ethiopia 4–0 Chaïbi   32' Jedidi   62' Delhoum   80' Lahmar   84'
Group stage 14 November 1965   Senegal 0–0
Final 21 November 1965   Ghana 2–3 Chetali   47' Chaïbi   67'
4   1978 Group stage 6 March 1978   Morocco 1–1 Kaabi   63'
Group stage 9 March 1978   Uganda 3–1 Labidi   36' Ben Aziza   38', 83'
Group stage 11 March 1978   Congo 0–0
Semi-finals 14 March 1978   Ghana 0–1
Third place match 16 March 1978   Nigeria 0–2[a] Akid   19'
5   1982 Group stage 5 March 1982   Cameroon 1–1 Gabsi   60'
Group stage 9 March 1982   Libya 0–2
Group stage 12 March 1982   Ghana 0–1
6   1994 Group stage 26 March 1994   Mali 0–2
Group stage 30 March 1994   Zaire 1–1 Rouissi   43' (pen.)
7   1996 Group stage 16 January 1996   Mozambique 1–1 Berkhissa   24'
Group stage 19 January 1996   Ghana 1–2 Ben Younes   72'
Group stage 25 January 1996   Ivory Coast 3–1 Ben Younes   32', 38' Ben Hassen   48'
Quarter-finals 28 January 1996   Gabon 1–1 (4–1 p) Baya   10'
Semi-finals 31 January 1996   Zambia 4–2 Sellimi   16', 85' (pen.) Baya   20' Ghodhbane   47'
Final 3 February 1996   South Africa 0–2
8   1998 Group stage 9 February 1998   Ghana 0–2
Group stage 12 February 1998   DR Congo 2–1 Ben Slimane   31' Tlemcani   76'
Group stage 16 February 1998   Togo 3–1 Tlemcani   9' Ben Slimane   12' Gabsi   80'
Quarter-finals 21 February 1998   Burkina Faso 1–1 (7–8 p) Gabsi   89'
9     2000 Group stage 23 January 2000   Nigeria 2–4 Azaiez   49' Baya   90'
Group stage 29 January 2000   Morocco 0–0
Group stage 3 February 2000   Congo 1–0 Jaïdi   18'
Quarter-finals 7 February 2000   Egypt 1–0 Badra   22' (pen.)
Semi-finals 10 February 2000   Cameroon 0–3
Third place match 12 February 2000   South Africa 2–2 (3–4 p) Zitouni   27', 89'
10   2002 Group stage 21 January 2002   Zambia 0–0
Group stage 25 January 2002   Egypt 0–1
Group stage 31 January 2002   Senegal 0–0
11   2004 Group stage 24 January 2004   Rwanda 2–1 Jaziri   27' Santos   57'
Group stage 28 January 2004   DR Congo 3–0 Santos   55', 87' Braham   65'
Group stage 1 February 2004   Guinea 1–1 Ben Achour   58'
Quarter-finals 7 February 2004   Senegal 1–0 Mnari   65'
Semi-finals 11 February 2004   Nigeria 1–1 (5–3 p) Badra   82'
Final 14 February 2004   Morocco 2–1 Santos   5' Jaziri   52'
12   2006 Group stage 22 January 2006   Zambia 4–1 Santos   35', 82', 90+3' Bouazizi   53'
Group stage 26 January 2006   South Africa 2–0 Santos   32' Ben Achour   58'
Group stage 30 January 2006   Guinea 0–3
Quarter-finals 4 February 2006   Nigeria 1–1 (5–6 p) Haggui   49'
13   2008 Group stage 23 January 2008   Senegal 2–2 Jemâa   9' Traoui   82'
Group stage 27 January 2008   South Africa 3–1 Santos   8', 34' Ben Saada   32'
Group stage 31 January 2008   Angola 0–0
Quarter-finals 4 February 2008   Cameroon 2–3 (a.e.t.) Ben Saada   34' Chikhaoui   81'
14   2010 Group stage 13 January 2010   Zambia 1–1 Dhaouadi   40'
Group stage 17 January 2010   Gabon 0–0
Group stage 21 January 2010   Cameroon 2–2 Chermiti   1' Chedjou   63' (o.g.)
15     2012 Group stage 23 January 2012   Morocco 2–1 Korbi   34' Msakni   76'
Group stage 27 January 2012   Niger 2–1 Msakni   4' Jemâa   89'
Group stage 27 January 2012   Gabon 0–1
Quarter-finals 5 February 2012   Ghana 1–2 (a.e.t.) Khelifa   41'
16   2013 Group stage 22 January 2013   Algeria 1–0 Msakni   90+1'
Group stage 26 January 2013   Ivory Coast 0–3
Group stage 30 January 2013   Togo 1–1 Mouelhi   30' (pen.)
17   2015 Group stage 18 January 2015   Cape Verde 1–1 Manser   70'
Group stage 22 January 2015   Zambia 2–1 Akaïchi   70' Chikhaoui   89'
Group stage 26 January 2015   DR Congo 1–1 Akaïchi   31'
Quarter-finals 31 January 2015   Equatorial Guinea 1–2 (a.e.t.) Akaïchi   70'
18   2017 Group stage 15 January 2017   Senegal 0–2
Group stage 19 January 2017   Algeria 2–1 Mandi   50' (o.g.) Sliti   66' (pen.)
Group stage 23 January 2017   Zimbabwe 4–2 Sliti   9' Msakni   22' Khenissi   36' Khazri   45' (pen.)
Quarter-finals 28 January 2017   Burkina Faso 0–2
19   2019 Group stage 24 June 2019   Angola 1–1 Msakni   34' (pen.)
Group stage 28 June 2019   Mali 1–1 Khazri   70'
Group stage 2 July 2019   Mauritania 0–0
Round of 16 8 July 2019   Ghana 1–1 (5–4 p) Khenissi   73'
Quarter-finals 11 July 2019   Madagascar 3–0 Sassi   52' Msakni   60' Sliti   90+3'
Semi-finals 14 July 2019   Senegal 0–1 (a.e.t.)
Third place match 17 July 2019   Nigeria 0–1
20   2021 Group stage 12 January 2022   Mali 0–1
Group stage 16 January 2022   Mauritania 4–0 Mathlouthi   4' Khazri   8', 64' Jaziri   66'
Group stage 20 January 2022   Gambia 0–1
Round of 16 23 January 2022   Nigeria 1–0 Msakni   47'
Quarter-finals 29 January 2022   Burkina Faso 0–1
20   2023 Group stage 16 January 2024   Namibia 0–1
Group stage 20 January 2024   Mali 1–1 Rafia   20'
Group stage 24 January 2024   South Africa 0–0
Notes
  1. ^ The match was abandoned after Tunisia walked off in the 42nd minute with the score tied at 1–1 to protest the officiating. Nigeria were awarded a 2–0 win, and Tunisia were banned from the next tournament.[43]

Statistics edit

Head to head edit

  •   – Positive balance
  •   – Neutral balance
  •   – Negative balance
 
Map of the teams that played against Tunisia in the Africa Cup of Nations:
  Tunisia
  One match
  Two matches
  Three matches
  Four matches
  Five matches
  Six matches
  Eight matches
Versus Pld W D L GF GA Def First match date Last match date
  Ghana 8 0 3 5 5 8 –3 24 November 1963 8 July 2019
  Senegal 6 1 3 2 3 5 –2 14 November 1965 14 July 2019
  Nigeria 6 1 2 3 4 9 –5 16 March 1978 23 January 2022
  Zambia 5 3 2 0 11 3 +8 31 January 1996 22 January 2015
  South Africa 5 2 2 1 7 5 +2 3 February 1996 24 January 2024
  Mali 5 0 3 2 2 5 –3 26 March 1994 20 January 2024
  DR Congo1 4 2 2 0 7 3 +3 30 March 1994 26 January 2015
  Morocco 4 2 2 0 5 3 +2 6 March 1978 23 January 2012
  Ethiopia 3 1 0 2 8 8 0 14 January 1962 12 November 1965
  Cameroon 4 0 2 2 5 9 –4 5 March 1982 21 January 2010
  Gabon 3 0 2 1 3 4 –1 28 January 1996 27 January 2012
  Burkina Faso 3 0 1 2 1 4 –3 21 February 1998 29 January 2022
  Uganda 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 20 January 1962 9 March 1978
  Mauritania 2 1 1 0 4 0 +4 2 July 2019 16 January 2022
  Togo 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 16 February 1998 30 January 2013
  Algeria 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 22 January 2013 19 January 2017
  Congo 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 11 March 1978 3 February 2000
  Egypt 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 7 February 2000 25 January 2002
  Angola 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 31 January 2008 24 June 2019
  Guinea 2 0 1 1 1 4 –3 1 February 2004 30 January 2006
  Ivory Coast 2 1 0 1 3 4 –1 25 January 1996 26 January 2013
  Zimbabwe 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 23 January 2017 23 January 2017
  Madagascar 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 11 July 2019 11 July 2019
  Rwanda 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 24 January 2004 24 January 2004
  Mozambique 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 16 January 1996 16 January 1996
  Cape Verde 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 18 January 2015 18 January 2015
  Niger 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 27 January 2012 27 January 2012
  Equatorial Guinea 1 0 0 1 1 2 –1 31 January 2015 31 January 2015
  Libya 1 0 0 1 0 2 –2 9 March 1982 9 March 1982
  Gambia 1 0 0 1 0 1 –1 20 January 2022 20 January 2022
  Namibia 1 0 0 1 0 1 –1 16 January 2024 16 January 2024
Total 23 25 31 27 100 97 3+ 14 January 1962 24 January 2024
  • 1 Includes games against   Zaire

Goalscorers edit

Rank Player 1962 1963 1965 1978 1982 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 Goals
1 Francileudo Santos 4 4 2 10
2 Youssef Msakni 2 1 1 2 1 7
3 Mohamed Salah Jedidi 1 2 1 4
Wahbi Khazri 1 1 2 4
4 Zoubeir Baya 2 1 3
Ahmed Akaïchi 3 3
Naïm Sliti 2 1 3
5 Abdelmajid Chetali 1 1 2
Tahar Chaïbi 2 2
Abderraouf Ben Aziza 2 2
Imed Ben Younes 2 2
Adel Sellimi 2 2
Mehdi Ben Slimane 2 2
Ziad Tlemçani 2 2
Ali Zitouni 2 2
Hassen Gabsi 2 2
Ziad Jaziri 2 2
Khaled Badra 1 1 2
Taha Yassine Khenissi 1 1 2
Yassine Chikhaoui 1 1 2
Issam Jemâa 1 1 2
Chaouki Ben Saada 2 2
Selim Benachour 1 1 2
6 Moncef Cherif 1 1
Ammar Merrichkou 1 1
Chedly Laaouini 1 1
Rached Meddab 1 1
Ali Kaabi 1 1
Mohsen Labidi 1 1
Mohamed Akid 1 1
Kamel Gabsi 1 1
Riadh Bouazizi 1 1
Faouzi Rouissi 1 1
Kaies Ghodhbane 1 1
Hédi Berkhissa 1 1
Abdelkader Ben Hassen 1 1
Radhi Jaïdi 1 1
Walid Azaiez 1 1
Karim Haggui 1 1
Jawhar Mnari 1 1
Najeh Braham 1 1
Ferjani Sassi 1 1
Mohamed Ali Moncer 1 1
Khaled Mouelhi 1 1
Saber Khalifa 1 1
Khaled Korbi 1 1
Amine Chermiti 1 1
Zouheir Dhaouadi 1 1
Hamza Mathlouthi 1 1
Seifeddine Jaziri 1 1
Hamza Rafia 1 1
Total 3 5 4 5 1 1 9 6 6 0 10 7 6 3 5 2 5 5 6 5 1 95

  – Best goalscorer(s) of the tournament
  – Best goalscorer(s) of the team

Hat-tricks edit

Player Time of goals Result Against Tournament Round Date
Francileudo Santos   35', 82', 90+3' 4–1   Zambia 2006 Group stage 22 January 2006

Awards edit

AFCON Top Scorer edit

Goal of the tournament edit

Team of the Tournament edit

Squads edit

See also edit

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