Tag: Tunisia
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Tunisia beat Cote d’Ivoire to successfully defend AfroBasket title
Tunisia on Sunday won the 2021 FIBA AfroBasket title, after beating Cote d’Ivoire 78-75 on Sunday at the Kigali Arena in Rwanda. It was the Tunisians’ third AfroBasket title, having claimed the trophy in 2011 in Madagascar, and the 2017 edition of the tournament at home. With the win, Tunisia became the first team to…
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U20 AFCON: Gambia beat Tunisia on penalties to clinch bronze
Goalkeeper Lamin Saidy saved two penalties as Gambia beat Tunisia 4-2 on post-match penalties at the Stade Cheikha Ould Boidiya in Nouakchott on Friday to clinch bronze at the Total Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Mauritania. The game was forced to penalties after a barren stalemate in normal time and Saidy proved to be…
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AFCON Qualifiers: Tunisia, Mali confirm tickets for Cameroon 2022
Tunisia and Mali have joined 2019 finalists Senegal, holders Algeria as well as hosts Cameroon as the qualified teams for the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). This was after both picked favourable results in match day four games. Tunisia progressed in spite of a 1-1 draw with Tanzania in Dar es Salaam, while Mali…
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Nigeria v Tunisia: Iheanacho ends goal drought as Eagles play 1-1 draw
The Super Eagles of Nigeria put up an impressive performance on Tuesday night, following their 1-1 draw with the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia. Kelechi Iheanacho ended his three-year goal drought when he wriggled his way out of the Tunisian defence before slotting past Ben Mustapha in goal to give Nigeria the lead; 1-0. The North…
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Super Eagles must step up against Tunisia – Rohr
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has urged the team to step up their game when they meet Tunisia in a friendly on Tuesday. Nigeria lost 1-0 against Algeria on Friday in another build-up game which left many fans frustrated at the performance of the team. The defeat also ended the fine form of the three-time…
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Tunisian President orders general self-isolation
Tunisian President, Kais Saied, on Friday professed a nationwide, round-the-clock self-isolation of residents to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus in the country, after an increase in confirmed cases. The start date and execution of the self-isolation will be specified by the government later on Friday, the presidency told AFP. During the day, everyone…
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1 police officer died in suicide bombing near U.S. embassy
A police officer was killed on Friday, when two suicide bombers blew themselves up near the U.S. Embassy in Tunis, the Interior Ministry said. According to the ministry the two men targeted a security post across the street from the embassy. However, four other policemen and one civilian were injured in the explosion. Judiciary spokesperson…
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Two more African countries confirm first Coronavirus cases
Two African countries, Senegal and Tunisia have confirmed cases of the deadly Coronavirus. Senegal’s Health Minister, Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr, said on Monday that the country has confirmed its first case of coronavirus. The patient is a French man who lives in Senegal and flew back from France on 26 February, Mr Sarr told a press…
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French tourist stabbed to death in Tunisia
The Tunisian Interior Ministry said on Monday that a French tourist was stabbed to death by a religious extremist in Tunisia’s northernmost province of Bizerte. The ministry spokesman, Khaled Hayouni, said that the Security Authorities recognised the incidence as a public law case, adding that all efforts were being made to identify the context of…