"The Carthage Eagles progressed to the knockout rounds despite winning just one of their three Group C fixtures, losing to Nigeria and drawing with Tanzania after opening with a 3-1 win over Uganda. Having only progressed beyond the quarter-finals once since winning the tournament on home soil in 2004, coach Sami Trabelsi knows his side will need to raise their game if they are to have a chance of lifting the trophy."
"The most important thing was to secure qualification. We have not done well in this competition in recent years and that is why qualification is so important. We may not have played the best way possible, but we are very happy to have qualified. We will be playing against stronger opposition in our upcoming games and will really need to play better because the level of competition will be even higher and requires us to improve."
Tunisia reached the AFCON last 16 after winning one of three Group C matches, losing to Nigeria and drawing with Tanzania following a 3-1 win over Uganda. The team has advanced beyond the quarter-finals only once since winning the tournament in 2004, so a marked improvement is necessary to challenge for the title. Coach Sami Trabelsi stressed that qualification was vital and warned that tougher opponents will demand better performances. Mali qualified as Group A runners-up after drawing all three games, showing defensive resilience, but their coach urged greater clinical finishing in attack.
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