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AFCON 2027 qualifiers: Tunisia beaten 2-0 by Libya at home

Tunisia national team players in red training kit jog during a session, file image
Tunisia players during a training session (file)

Madar (Tunis) - Tunisia's national football team lost 2-0 to Libya on Friday, November 13, 2026, at the Taieb Mhiri stadium in Sfax, in the third round of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, according to the Webdo website and the daily Le Quotidien.

Libya went ahead in the 44th minute through an Ali Youssef penalty, awarded after a foul by Tunisia's Ali Maaloul, before Hamdou El Houni added the second goal in the second half, according to both sources.

Tunisia coach Mouine Chaabani made several changes in the second half but his side failed to pull a goal back, according to the sources.

Tunisia thus remain winless and bottom of Group H on 2 points after draws with Uganda (1-1) and Botswana (2-2), while Libya move to 4 points, provisionally level at the top with Uganda, who have played one match fewer, according to Webdo.

Uganda play Botswana on Saturday, November 14, and Tunisia face Libya again on Tuesday, November 17 in the fourth round, according to the same source.

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