AFCON 2006 Qualifiers : Tunisia defeats Botswana 3-1
GABORONE, Jun. 4, 2005 (AMP) — Egypt 2006 (Qualifiers) : Tunisia defeated Botswana by a score of 3-1 (halftime: 2-1), in a qualifying game for the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday afternoon.
The result put the Tunisians second in Group 5 with 11 points. Botswana is 5th with 6 points. In their next game, Tunisia will meet Guinea on June 11, while Botswana will face Malawi.
Fixtures and Results : Group 5
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Overview
Botswana at the AFCON
- Never qualified
- 7 participations in the qualifications (first in 1994)
Tunisia at the AFCON
- 1 title (2004)
- 11 appearances (first in 1962)
- 19 participations in the qualifications (first in 1962)
- Statistics: Champions (2004) Runners-up (1965, 1996) Third Place (1962) Fourth Place (1978, 2000)

Botswana

1:3

Tunisia
1:3 (1:2)
- 4 June 2005
- 15:00
- Gaborone
Group 5
Team | Pts |
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![]() | 12 |
![]() | 11 |
![]() | 9 |
![]() | 8 |
![]() | 6 |
![]() | 3 |
AFCON History

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