Tunisia Seeks to End 13-Year AFCON Opening Match Jinx After Five Consecutive Editions Without a Win

The Tunisian national team is preparing to play its opening match in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations today against Uganda, at 9 PM at the Olympic Stadium in the capital Rabat. The "Carthage Eagles" aspire to achieve a strong start after more than 4700 days without winning their first tournament matches, trying to overcome a jinx that began since their last opening match victory in 2013 against Algeria.

Statistics and data confirm that the Tunisian national team has failed to win its opening match in the last five editions of the tournament, recording two draws and three losses.

The history of confrontations between the two teams shows Tunisia's superiority, as they have won all six official encounters against Uganda, with a total of 16 goals scored compared to one conceded, which gives the Carthage Eagles a morale boost before the match.

Sami Trabelsi boasts an impressive record in the continental tournament, having participated as a player in four editions in 1994, 1996, 1998, and 2000, reaching the final in the 1996 edition.

Trabelsi also had coaching experience with the national team in the 2012 and 2013 editions, reaching the quarter-finals in the former and exiting in the first round in the latter.