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

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

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
Sudan 1957 Not affiliated to CAFNot affiliated to CAF [10]
United Arab Republic 1959 [11]
Ethiopia 1962 Third place3rd210154 Squad430172 [12]
Ghana 1963 Group stage 5th201135 Squad210165 [13]
Tunisia 1965 Runners-up 2nd311163 SquadQualified as hosts [14]
Ethiopia 1968 Did not qualify 411255 [15]
Sudan 1970 Did not enterDid not enter [16]
Cameroon 1972 [17]
Egypt 1974 [18]
Ethiopia 1976 Did not qualify 631287 [19]
Ghana 1978 Fourth place4th513154 Squad4211107 [20]
Nigeria 1980 BannedBanned [21]
Libya 1982 Group stage7th301214 Squad211010 [22]
Ivory Coast 1984 Did not qualify 421161 [23]
Egypt 1986 210112 [24]
Morocco 1988 201112 [25]
Algeria 1990 200201 [26]
Senegal 1992 6330105 [27]
Tunisia 1994 Group stage9th201113 SquadQualified as hosts [28]
South Africa 1996 Runners-up2nd6222109 Squad834172 [29]
Burkina Faso 1998 Quarter-finals5th421165 Squad320131 [30]
Ghana Nigeria 2000 Fourth place4th622269 Squad6501133 [31]
Mali 2002 Group stage11th302101 Squad622297 [32]
Tunisia 2004 Champions1st6420104 SquadQualified as hosts [33]
Egypt 2006 Quarter-finals6th421175 Squad10631259 [34]
Ghana 2008 Quarter-finals 5th412176 Squad6411123 [35]
Angola 2010 Group stage12th303033 Squad12732187 [36]
Equatorial Guinea Gabon 2012 Quarter-finals6th420255 Squad 8422146 [37]
South Africa 2013 Group stage12th311124 Squad 202022 [38]
Equatorial Guinea 2015 Quarter-finals7th412155 Squad 642062 [39]
Gabon 2017 Quarter-finals 8th420267 Squad6411163 [40]
Egypt 2019 Fourth place4th714265 Squad6411163 [41]
Cameroon 2021 Quarter-finals8th520353 Squad6510145 [42]
Ivory Coast 2023 Qualified6411111 —
Morocco 2025 To be determinedTo be determined
Kenya Tanzania Uganda 2027
Total 1 Title 21/36 80 25 29 26 99 94 — 127 71 31 25 211 92 —

Matches

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 Ethiopia 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 Ghana 1963 Group stage 24 November 1963  Ghana 1–1 Jedidi 36'
Group stage 28 November 1963  Ethiopia 2–4 Chetali 15' Jedidi 67'
3 Tunisia 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 Ghana 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 1–1[lower-alpha 1] Akid 19'
5 Libya 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 Tunisia 1994 Group stage 26 March 1994  Mali 0–2 —
Group stage 30 March 1994  Zaire 1–1 Rouissi 43' (pen.)
7 South Africa 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 Burkina Faso 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 Ghana Nigeria 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 Mali 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 Tunisia 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 Egypt 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 Ghana 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 Angola 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 Equatorial Guinea Gabon 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 South Africa 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 Equatorial Guinea 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 Gabon 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 Egypt 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 Cameroon 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 —
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

Head to head

  •   – 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 2 6 4– 14 November 1965 14 July 2019
 Zambia 5 3 2 0 11 3 8+ 31 January 1996 22 January 2015
 South Africa 4 2 1 1 7 5 2+ 3 February 1996 27 January 2008
 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
 Nigeria 6 2 2 3 5 9 4– 16 March 1978 23 January 2022
 Ethiopia 3 1 0 2 8 8 0 14 January 1962 12 November 1965
 Cameroon 3 0 1 2 5 6 1– 5 March 1982 21 January 2010
 Gabon 3 0 2 1 3 4 1– 28 January 1996 27 January 2012
 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
 Burkina Faso 3 0 1 2 1 4 3– 21 February 1998 29 January 2022
 Mali 3 0 1 2 1 4 3– 26 March 1994 12 January 2022
 Guinea 2 0 1 1 1 4 3– 1 February 2004 30 January 2006
 Ivory Coast 2 1 1 0 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
Total 80 25 29 26 99 94 5+ 14 January 1962 29 January 2022
  • 1 Includes games against  Zaire

Goalscorers

Rank Player 1962 1963 1965 1978 1982 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 Goals
1 Francileudo dos 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
Total 3 5 4 5 1 1 9 6 6 0 10 7 6 3 5 2 5 5 6 5 94

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

Hat-tricks

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

AFCON Top Scorer

Goal of the tournament

Team of the Tournament

Squads

See also

References

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