The Tunisia national team suffered a surprise loss to Namibia with an unanswered goal, in the first round of the fifth group competitions of the African Cup of Nations.

Dion Hutto, the Namibia striker, scored the only goal of the match in the 89th minute with a powerful header that challenged the skill of goalkeeper Bachir Ben Said.

On one occasion, the African champion is at the bottom of his group with a score of 0 points, waiting to face Mali and South Africa in the same group competitions.

The following report monitors 3 scenes from Tunisia’s loss to Namibia in the 2023 African Cup of Nations finals.

Al-Maskani enters the 100 club

Youssef Msakni, the star of the Qatari Al Arabi team, entered the club of players who played 100 international matches with the Tunisian national team in various competitions.

Al Msakni became the fourth player to participate in 8 editions of the African Cup of Nations, equaling the record held by the trio consisting of Egyptian Ahmed Hassan, Ghanaian Andre Ayew, and Cameroonian Rigobert Song.

Throughout his international career with the “Carthage Eagles,” the player nicknamed “The Mongoose” scored 23 goals and provided 20 assists.

From the match between Tunisia and Namibia in the African Cup of Nations

Arab failure continues

The Tunisian national team failed to achieve the first Arab victory in the current African Cup of Nations finals after losing to Namibia in the fifth group competitions.

The Egyptian national team tied in its first match against Mozambique, with two goals for the same, while the Algerian national team tied against Angola, with a score of one for the same.

For its part, the Mauritania national team was defeated (Tuesday) by Burkina Faso with a score of 0-0 in time, in the first round of the fourth group competitions.

The hopes of the Arabs are now pinned on the last representative, Morocco, which will seek to untie the knot (Wednesday), during its confrontation with Tanzania in the sixth group competitions.

 End of control

The Tunisian national team failed to consolidate its control over its Namibian counterpart, and suffered its first loss in the history of confrontations between the two teams in various competitions.

The “Carthage Eagles” team had previously won on 3 occasions against Namibia, respectively, with scores of 2-1, 4-0, and 2-0, before suffering its first loss against them in the “Côte d’Ivoire 2023” tournament.

It is noteworthy that the Arab team entered the 34th edition of the continental competition with great ambitions, in the hope of renewing the pledge with the African Cup of Nations title, which has been absent from its coffers since 2004.