AFCON Fantasy is here and the FPL Manual shares his thoughts on Tunisia’s national football team, their best players to consider, and the predicted XI for the Africa Cup of Nations 2024.
Team Profile
- Name – Tunisia
- Nickname – Les Aigles de Carthage (The Eagles of Carthage)
- Current World Ranking – 28th (3rd in Africa)
Tunisia has claimed the AFCON title once in 2004 and was the runner-up in 1965. Since 1964, the Carthage Eagles stand out as the only African nation that has not missed an AFCON tournament, setting a record with an impressive streak of 16 consecutive appearances.
AFCON 2021 Review
Despite securing the third position in Group F to qualify, the Carthage Eagles surprised many by defeating then Group D leaders, Nigeria in the Round of 16. Unfortunately, their hard work came undone in the quarterfinals when they faced Burkina Faso.
Tunisia’s Road to AFCON
On the 28th of March 2023, Tunisia secured its spot in Cote D’Ivoire. This would make it their 21st AFCON appearance in the competition, the Carthage Eagles finished top of Group J with 13 points (4 wins, 1 draw, and 1 defeat) scoring 11 goals, and conceding only once.
Tunisia’s Top AFCON Qualifier Performers
Top scorers
- Youssef Msakni – 5 goals
- Jouini – 2 goals
- Velaphi, Sliti, Jaziri, Maaloul – 1 goal each
Recent form: In their last nine games, Tunisia have five wins, one draw, and three defeats in 2023
Msakni is on penalty duty for the Carthage Eagles.
Tunisia Team News
Official Tunisia squad list ready for business at Cote D’Ivoire:
🇹🇳 LES 27 JOUEURS QUI DÉFENDRONT NOS COULEURS À LA CAN 2024 ! 🇹🇳 pic.twitter.com/wdA7TJetFa
— Noussour 🇹🇳 (@NoussourTN) December 28, 2023
Noticeably dropped player: Hannibal Mejbri. As reported by Fabrizio Romano, Mejbri dropped out of the Tunisia team so he can leave Manchester United and get more playing time on loan. Best of luck, Mejbri!
AFCON Record in the making
- 98 caps⭐️
- 22 goals for his nation ⚽️
History is about to be made as The Tunisia skipper is set to make his 8th AFCON appearance joining previous AFCON elites like Rigobert Song and Ahmed Hassan.
Members of the exclusive 8️⃣ tournaments club:
🇨🇲 Rigobert Song 🪪
🇪🇬 Ahmed Hassan 🪪🇹🇳 Youssef Msakni ⏳#TotalEnergiesAFCON2023 kicks off in 8️⃣ days.. pic.twitter.com/LKX3QFQPYn
— CAF (@CAF_Online) January 5, 2024
Tunisia Probable Lineup AFCON 2024
The Carthage Eagles boss – Jalel Kadri tends to try a few formations with either a 3-4-3/4-4-2 shape. However, the 4-3-3 formation could perhaps be the formation that gets the job done. This is how the Tunis lads could line up for AFCON 2023:
Style of play
Conceding just a goal during the AFCON qualifiers, Tunisia seems to have a reliable defence. However, it seems to be more promising in their attack, as Tunisia tends to make a good account of themselves from set-piece play.
Before I reel out the fantasy picks, a few things to note from Tunisian supporter @samiestt:
- Concerning the main goalie – “Ben Said is expected to become a starter in the last two matches of the World Cup qualifiers in light of the decline in Dahmane’s level.”
- Concerning the Left Back position (Abdi vs Maaloul) – “Al-Abidi is not a surprise. He has been a starter for a year and a half with Tunisia, and Maaloul (5m) is on the bench (against Mauritania).”
- Concerning who is on set-piece duty – “Abdi and Sliti if starts.”
Best Tunisia AFCON Fantasy Players
Nailed Players
Msakni (7.5m), Abdi (4.5m), Ben Said (4.5m), Shkiri (5.5m)
Fairly Nailed: (play 70 mins or play 2/3 group games)
Sliti (7m), Achouri (6m)
Rotation Risk
Maaloul (5m), Hamza Rafia (5m), Dahman (5m), Jouini (6m)
Summary
Having reached the quarter-finals in AFCON 2021, the experienced Tunisia team currently ranked 3rd in Africa is ready for another successful tournament. Facing Namibia in Matchday 1, Msanki, Abdi, and Skhiri are the top RealFevr fantasy assets to consider.
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