2019 Africa Cup of Nations – Tunisia vs Angola Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is Tunisia vs Angola taking place? Monday 24th June, 2019 – 18:00 (UK)
Where is Tunisia vs Angola taking place? Suez Stadium, Suez
What television channel is Tunisia vs Angola on? Eurosport 2
Where can I stream Tunisia vs Angola? Subscribers can stream the match via Eurosport Player
Where can I get tickets for Tunisia vs Angola? https://www.footballticketnet.com/2019-africa-cup-of-nations
THE TEAM NEWS
TUNISIA
- Tunisia have qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations finals on every occasion since 1994; they won the tournament in 2004 and have only failed to reach the knockout phase in two of the last eight editions of the AFCON.
- They qualified for the tournament as winners of Group J, losing only one match against Egypt along the way so they will carry confidence into this opener.
- Tunisia will look to dangerman Wahbi Khazri to provide the main attacking threat for them while another player who may prove a threat to opposition defences is Naïm Sliti, who was their top scorer in qualifying.
ANGOLA
- Angola are back at the finals for the first time since 2013; they have not made it out of the group stage at the tournament since reaching back-to-back quarter-finals in 2008 and 2010.
- They qualified courtesy of finishing at the top of a qualifying group containing Mauritania, Burkina Faso and Botswana but did lose two of their three away matches during the campaign. Veteran forward Mateus was the top scorer in their qualifying group with four goals.
- Angola have struggled to make it out of the group stage at the Africa Cup of Nations and it appears they will face an uphill struggle to do so again with Tunisia and Mali expected to progress.
THE PREDICTION
Tunisia have a good record at progressing out of the group stage at the Africa Cup of Nations and they should be capable of doing so again. They were accomplished in qualifying with only one defeat against Egypt blotting their record and they will be confident that they can see off Angola in this opening fixture. The talented Wahbi Khazri gives Tunisia the attacking spark that Angola don’t have and his influence could settle the match in Tunisia’s favour.
