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Tunisia part ways with coach Trabelsi after early AFCON exit

  • Tunisia's head coach Sami Trabelsi has been sacked after the team failed to advance beyond the Round of 16 at the Africa Cup of Nations.
  • Tunisian players were eliminated in the Round of 16 after losing to Mali in a penalty shootout, despite Mali having one player sent off during the match.
  • The team finished the tournament with one win, one draw, and one loss, finishing second in Group C.
  • Trabelsi had been appointed head coach in February last year and faced public criticism for the team's performance.
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Tunisia changes coach before World Cup after disappointing Africa Cup

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — World Cup participant Tunisia has parted with coach Sami Trabelsi and his coaching staff following their last 16 exit at the Africa Cup of Nations.

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The Tunisian Football Federation "has decided to put an end, by mutual agreement, to the contractual relationship with all the technical staff of the national team A", the national selector, Sami Trabelsi, in the lead.

The Tunisian Football Federation announced this Sunday, January 4, that it had terminated the contracts of the entire technical team of the national selection after its defeat of the previous day against Mali and its elimination of the African Cup of Nations 2025 organized in Morocco. "The federal office decided to end, by mutual agreement, the contractual relationship with the entire technical staff of the national team A," she announced on her…

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