Tunisia lock horns with Lions

الإثنين، 04 فبراير 2008 - 11:23

كتب : Omar AbdelAziz

Group D leaders Tunisia battle out a place in the African Cup of Nations semi-finals with four-time champions Cameroon in Tamale on Monday.

After a dismal start to their CAN campaign, the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon came back roaring with two comprehensive wins over Zambia and Sudan in Group C.

Otto Pfister's men will have something to prove when they meet the 2004 champions, as the Lions were dumped out of the last eight in the previous two competitions.

Tunisia

"Everybody knows Cameroon are a good team, they took that defeat (against Egypt) positively and used it as a motivation," said Tunisia captain Radhi Jaidi.

"They have a good attack but they have conceded goals as well which shows that we can also score against them."

Team News: Roger Lemerre is free to choose between strikers Amine Chermiti, Issam Jomaa, Francileudo Dos Santos and Yassine Chikhaoui, after the latter duo were rested against Angola.

Mejdi Traoui, who scored a wonder goal against Senegal, also missed the Angola draw with a slight eye problem, but he is expected to partner Mehdi Nafti in midfield.

Probable Line-up: Kasraoui- Jaidi, Hagui, Ben Frej, Mikari- Nafti, Traoui, Mnari- Dos Santos, Chikhaoui, Chermiti.

Cameroon

"The worst is over for Cameroon, we have made the necessary corrections and now we have to play to our maximum," said manager Pfister.

Team News: The Indomitable Lions are enjoying a fully fit squad, led by the new African Cup of Nations all-time top scorer Samuel Eto'o.

Probable Line-up: Kameni- R.Song, Bikey, Binya, Atouba- A.Song, Emana, M'Bami, Geremi- Eto'o, Job.

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