AFCON 2015 : Tunisia defeats Zambia 2-1

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Posted on 22 January 2015 19:00

Africa Cup of Nations 2015 : Zambia Tunisia — AFCON 2015 : Zambia 1-2 Tunisia 22/01/2015

EBEBIYíN, Jan. 22, 2015 (AMP) — Equatorial Guinea 2015 : Tunisia defeated Zambia by a score of 2-1 (halftime: 0-0), in a AFCON group stage game on Thursday afternoon at the Nuevo Estadio de Ebebiyín.

45 minutes of play and neither the Tunisians nor the Zambians have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with goals by Akaïchi ('70) and Chikhaoui ('89).

The result put the Tunisians top of Group B with 4 points. Zambia is bottom with one point. In their last game, Tunisia will meet DR Congo at the Nuevo Estadio de Ebebiyín on January 26, while Zambia will face Cape Verde.

Fixtures and Results : Group B

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Overview

Zambia at the AFCON

1 title (2012)
17 appearances (first in 1974)
23 participations in the qualifications (first in 1970)
Statistics: Champions (2012) Runners-up (1974, 1994) Third Place (1982, 1990, 1996)

Tunisia at the AFCON

1 title (2004)
17 appearances (first in 1962)
24 participations in the qualifications (first in 1962)
Statistics: Champions (2004) Runners-up (1965, 1996) Third Place (1962) Fourth Place (1978, 2000)