Despite being favorites to top their group, Tunisia failed to get off to a winning start as they were held by a spirited Angola side.
A first-half penalty from captain Youssef Msakni was cancelled out by Djalma Campos’ second-half rebound.
Angola worked hard with few chances to show for their efforts in the opening stages in Suez, but the same was true of group E favorites Tunisia. Then Paizo brought down Naim Sliti with a sprawling tackle in the box and Msakni made no mistake from the spot.
The pattern continued in the second half, with Angola working hard and Tunisia looking more dangerous in front of goal. Against the run of play though, Tunisia keeper Farouk Ben Mustapha spilled a low drive, and Djalma was in the right place to score an easy tap in.
Tunisia were rattled by the equalizer, but stirred themselves to try and find a winner. Wahbi Khazri curled wide and captain Msakni fired straight at Angola’s keeper Tony as two late chances came and went, leaving Tunisia with two fewer points than they expected to have after their first game.
Source: DW
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