Tunisia beat Namibia to boost quarter final hopes
Tunisia beat Namibia 2-0 at the Cheikh Ould Boidiya Stadium in Nouakchott on Thursday to boost their hopes of progressing to the knockout phases of the Total Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations.
Goals in either half from Marc Martin Lamti and Hassan Ayari earned Tunisia their first win of the tournament as they moved to four points after two matches. Namibia remain with just the single point picked up after match day one from their draw against Central Africa Republic.
The Southern Africans paid the ultimate price for their missed chances and found themselves trailing by a goal at the break.
Burkina Faso, Tunisia play to stalemate in Group B opener
Debutants Tunisia played out to a barren draw with Burkina Faso in their Total Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Group B opener staged at the Stade Cheikha Ould Boidiya in Nouakchott on Monday.
In a tight encounter, none of the two teams could get the ball inside the net as they started off the campaign with a point each.
Burkina Faso, playing in their fourth Under-20 tournament were the better team but they could not get the right ingredient to unlock a steady Tunisian backline that stood tall throughout the 90 minutes.