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Tunisia vs Tanzania Prediction & Betting tips
The qualification for the Africa Cup 2021 in Cameroon was paused for almost a year. During this international break, qualification will resume. The teams fight for participation in twelve groups of four, the respective top two have a ticket in their pocket.
Tunisia can already take a big step towards Cameroon on Friday evening. Should Tunisia win the home game against Tanzania, the team of head coach Mondher Kebaier will be through.
In addition to Tunisia and Tanzania, group J also includes teams from Libya and Equatorial Guinea. With two wins in November 2019, the 2018 World Cup participant underscored the role of favorites. After a win against Equatorial Guinea, underdog Tanzania already has three points on the credit side and can continue to dream of participating. However, the role of favorite for the duel on Friday evening is clearly incumbent on the host.
Tunisia :
Since the Africa Cup in 1994 at home, the eagles from Carthage have been represented at every final round. The greatest success came in 2004 when the team once again crowned themselves the Africa Cup winners in front of their home crowd. However, the successes can also be seen in the recent past. In 2018, the team was represented at a World Cup for the fifth time and at least the semi-finals were reached at the last Africa Cup.
Meanwhile, African football has countless top stars in the European leagues. Such an outstanding kicker cannot be found among the Eagles of Carthage, but their great strength is the collective. One of the best-known players in the squad is Cologne legionnaire Ellyes Skhiri or the former England legionnaire and now Saint Etienne player Wahbi Khazri.
Due to the lack of a top star, the current number 26 game in the FIFA world rankings is much more variable and more difficult to defend for the competition. The latest successes came as no surprise.
Not only the participation in the World Cup two years ago and the semi-finals at the Africa Cup 2019 can be described as success, but the development is also clearly noticeable in the last international matches. Tunisia has been unbeaten for seven games and celebrated five wins. Tunisia only had to be content with a draw in the top games against Cameroon and Nigeria.
The strong collective, the current form and the home advantage are three arguments that underline the tip for a home win between Tunisia and Tanzania. For a lucrative win, however, a bet would have to be placed on the handicap success.
Tanzania :
The Taifa Stars from East Africa haven’t really caught the eye yet. The national team from Tanzania has so far played almost exclusively against African teams. A game against Brazil in 2010, a game against New Zealand in 2009 and a total of nine matches against teams from Asia are the exception.
The greatest successes date from 1980 and 2019, when the selection qualified for the final round of the Africa Cup, but both times had to return home after the preliminary round.
It was mentioned above that many African teams have a large performance gap in their squad because there are one or two international stars and behind them a lot of mediocrity. When you look at the Tanzania squad, captain Mbwana Samatta stands out. The 27-year-old attacker was under contract in Belgium for a long time before trying his luck at Aston Villa. On the island, however, he could not prevail and was awarded to Fenerbahce.
With 18 goals in 51 international matches, the attacker is the most dangerous player among the Taifa Stars. Apart from Samatta, not a single player should really be known beyond the country’s borders. There are only five legionnaires in the squad;
In terms of sport, Tanzania has not been as successful in the recent past as the team has suffered five defeats in the last seven international matches. Just under a month ago, Tanzania lost 1-0 to Burundi. A surprise of the no-name troop at the big group favorites is hard to imagine given five defeats in the last seven games.