[Date:]

Date: Friday 28th June
Time: 3:30pm
Stadium: Suez Stadium
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
Goal Scorer:

Team News

Tunisia
Tunisia have been held to a 1-1 draw by Angola on Matchday 1 and now have to search for their first win in Group E as they meet Mali on Friday, a group shaping to be very exciting with Mauritania seemingly the only real outsiders at this point.

Eagles of Carthage have thus only seen their three-match winning streak ended after beating Iraq (2-0), Croatia (1-2), and Burundi (2-1) in three June friendlies ahead of the tournament. They’ve been scoring (and conceding) on the regular and this promises an attacking approach on the day as well.

Mali
Mali come into the match on the back of a great confidence booster with a 4-1 win over Mauritania, where the rivals found it hard to cope with an in-form attacking line led by Porto’s Moussa Marega. Interestingly, they’ve struggled for such pick-me-ups beforehand and Mohamed Magassouba will rather hope to build on such a display.

Indeed, Eagles have seen narrow losses in the hands of Senegal (2-1) and Algeria (3-2) as well as a 1-1 draw against Cameroon, as they struggled to retain stability at the back and this proved costly on more than a single occasion. We do feel this adds to the feeling we’re in for excitement at New Suez Stadium now as well.

Post Reply

Posted: at 28-06-2019 08:00 AM (4 years ago) | Hero

Reply: