AFCON 2000 Qualifiers : Tunisia beats Algeria 2-0
TUNIS, Jun. 6, 1999 (AMP) — Ghana Nigeria 2000 (Qualifiers) : Tunisia defeated Algeria by a score of 2-0 (halftime: 0-0), in a qualifying game for the 2000 Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday.
The result put the Tunisians top of Group 7 with 15 points. Algeria is third with 4 points. In their last game, Tunisia will meet Liberia on June 20, while Algeria will face Uganda.
Fixtures and Results : Group 7
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Overview
Tunisia at the AFCON
- 8 appearances (first in 1962)
- 16 participations in the qualifications (first in 1962)
- Statistics: Runners-up (1965, 1996) Third Place (1962) Fourth Place (1978)
Algeria at the AFCON
- 1 title (1990)
- 10 appearances (first in 1968)
- 17 participations in the qualifications (first in 1968)
- Statistics: Champions (1990) Runners-up (1980) Third Place (1984, 1988) Fourth Place (1982)
Tunisia
2:0
Algeria
2:0 (0:0)
- 6 June 1999
- Tunis
Group 7
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Tunisia | 15 |
 Uganda | 6 |
| Algeria | 4 |
 Liberia | 4 |
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