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Africa: 2023 Africa Cup of Nations – 5 Things We Learned On Day 4 – Don’t Be a Big Team

todayJanuary 17, 2024 1

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The likes of Nigeria, Algeria, Egypt and Ghana and Cameroon haven’t been able to dispose of supposedly inferior teams in their opening round of matches. Tunisia went full immersion in the emulation.

History men I

The review has to admit to a soft spot for Namibia. We watched better resourced outfits overwhelm the country’s rugby players during the World Cup in France last autumn. Particularly brutal were the 71-3 and 96-0 losses to New Zealand and France respectively. In their seven trips to the rugby World Cup, Namibia have not won a game. The record is: played 27, drawn one, lost 26. The country’s footballers can rejoice and perhaps give heart to the rugbymen. Namibia beat Tunisia 1-0 to register their first victory at the Africa Cup of Nations. In this their fourth tournament, they now have the record: played 10, won one, drawn 2, lost seven. Deon Hotto entered the Namibian history books as the scorer of the winning goal. Bethuel Muzeu will join him there as providing the assist. Nice one, lads.

History man

The game against Namibia will provide bittersweet memories for the Tunisia skipper Youssef Msakni. The 33-year-old turned out for his country at an eighth Cup of Nations tournament to equal the record held by Rigobert Song (Cameroon), Ahmed Hassan (Egypt) and Ghana’s André Ayew. That’s enduring quality and good fortune. Whether Msakni – who made his Cup of Natons debut in 2010 in Angola – will be gracing the latter stages of the 2023 extravaganza in Cote d’Ivoire will depend on how swiftly he and his teammates recover from the shock defeat. They take on Mali and South Africa on Day 8 and 12 respectively.