Zimbabwe vs Tunisia, 2017 Africa Nations Cup, Group Stage 2017

· Africa Cup of Nations

Zimbabwe

42': Knowledge Musona
58': Tendai Ndoro

FT
2 - 4

Tunisia

9': Naïm Sliti
22': Youssef Msakni
36': Taha Yassine Khenissi
45': Wahbi Khazri (P)

Tunisia beat Zimbabwe to reach African Nations Cup quarterfinals

Tunisia eased into the quarterfinals of the African Nations Cup with a 4-2 win over Zimbabwe.

Match Timeline

1': Ali Maâloul (Tunisia) Throw In at 1'
2': Hardlife Zvirekwi (Zimbabwe) Throw In at 2'
2': Williard Katsande (Zimbabwe) Foul at 2'
2': Ali Maâloul (Tunisia) Free Kick at 2'
3': Khama Billiat (Zimbabwe) Foul at 3'
3': Mohamed Ben Amor (Tunisia) Free Kick at 3'
3': Naim Sliti (Tunisia) Offside at 3'
4': Elisha Muroiwa (Zimbabwe) Free Kick at 4'
4': Marvelous Nakamba (Zimbabwe) Foul at 4'
4': Aymen Abdennour (Tunisia) Free Kick at 4'
5': Onismor Bhasera (Zimbabwe) Throw In at 5'
5': Syam Ben Youssef (Tunisia) Foul at 5'
6': Khama Billiat (Zimbabwe) Free Kick at 6'
6': Ali Maâloul (Tunisia) Blocked Pass at 6'
7': Knowledge Musona (Zimbabwe) Corner Kick at 7'
7': Syam Ben Youssef (Tunisia) Corner Kick at 7'
8': Hamdi Naguez (Tunisia) Throw In at 8'
8': Danny Phiri (Zimbabwe) Foul at 8'
8': Danny Phiri (Zimbabwe) Yellow Card at 8'
9': Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia) Free Kick at 9'
9': Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia) Corner Kick at 9'
9': Naim Sliti (Tunisia) Goal at 9'
11': Onismor Bhasera (Zimbabwe) Throw In at 11'
11': Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia) Blocked Pass at 11'
11': Costa Nhamoinesu (Zimbabwe) Foul at 11'
12': Ferjani Sassi (Tunisia) Free Kick at 12'
12': Mohamed Ben Amor (Tunisia) Foul at 12'
12': Elisha Muroiwa (Zimbabwe) Free Kick at 12'
12': Aymen Abdennour (Tunisia) Foul at 12'
13': Khama Billiat (Zimbabwe) Free Kick at 13'
13': Aymen Abdennour (Tunisia) Corner Kick at 13'
13': Khama Billiat (Zimbabwe) Corner Kick at 13'
13': Nyasha Mushekwi (Zimbabwe) Foul at 13'
14': Syam Ben Youssef (Tunisia) Free Kick at 14'
14': Nyasha Mushekwi (Zimbabwe) Foul at 14'
14': Rami Jridi (Tunisia) Free Kick at 14'
15': Hardlife Zvirekwi (Zimbabwe) Throw In at 15'
15': Mohamed Ben Amor (Tunisia) Foul at 15'
15': Williard Katsande (Zimbabwe) Free Kick at 15'
15': Hamdi Naguez (Tunisia) Foul at 15'
16': Rami Jridi (Tunisia) Free Kick at 16'
16': Mohamed Ben Amor (Tunisia) Corner Kick at 17'
17': Naim Sliti (Tunisia) Blocked Pass at 17'
17': Danny Phiri (Zimbabwe) Blocked Pass at 18'
18': Hamdi Naguez (Tunisia) Throw In at 18'
18': Hamdi Naguez (Tunisia) Blocked Pass at 18'
18': Hardlife Zvirekwi (Zimbabwe) Throw In at 18'
19': Marvelous Nakamba (Zimbabwe) Foul at 19'
19': Aymen Abdennour (Tunisia) Free Kick at 19'
19': Ali Maâloul (Tunisia) Throw In at 19'
20': Naim Sliti (Tunisia) Offside at 20'
21': Tatenda Mukuruva (Zimbabwe) Free Kick at 21'
22': Williard Katsande (Zimbabwe) Handball at 22'
22': Ferjani Sassi (Tunisia) Free Kick at 22'
22': Youssef M'Sakni (Tunisia) Goal at 22'
22': Naim Sliti (Tunisia) Assists Shot at 22'
23': Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia) Shot Off Target at 23'
23': Youssef M'Sakni (Tunisia) Assists Shot at 23'
24': Nyasha Mushekwi (Zimbabwe) Handball at 24'
24': Aymen Abdennour (Tunisia) Free Kick at 24'
24': Hardlife Zvirekwi (Zimbabwe) Throw In at 24'
24': Ali Maâloul (Tunisia) Throw In at 24'
25': Williard Katsande (Zimbabwe) Foul at 25'
25': Mohamed Ben Amor (Tunisia) Free Kick at 25'
25': Youssef M'Sakni (Tunisia) Shot On Target at 25'
25': Naim Sliti (Tunisia) Assists Shot at 25'
25': Youssef M'Sakni (Tunisia) Offside at 25'
25': Tatenda Mukuruva (Zimbabwe) Free Kick at 25'
26': Knowledge Musona (Zimbabwe) Blocked Pass at 26'
26': Khama Billiat (Zimbabwe) Blocked Pass at 26'
27': Ali Maâloul (Tunisia) Throw In at 27'
27': Hardlife Zvirekwi (Zimbabwe) Throw In at 27'
27': Khama Billiat (Zimbabwe) Blocked Pass at 27'
27': Ali Maâloul (Tunisia) Foul at 27'
29': Hardlife Zvirekwi (Zimbabwe) Free Kick at 29'
29': Marvelous Nakamba (Zimbabwe) Shot Off Target at 29'
29': Costa Nhamoinesu (Zimbabwe) Assists Shot at 29'
30': Danny Phiri (Zimbabwe) Foul at 30'
31': Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia) Free Kick at 31'
31': Tatenda Mukuruva (Zimbabwe) Corner Kick at 31'
31': Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia) Corner Kick at 31'
33': Mohamed Ben Amor (Tunisia) Foul at 33'
33': Mohamed Ben Amor (Tunisia) Yellow Card at 33'
33': Costa Nhamoinesu (Zimbabwe) Free Kick at 33'
33': Knowledge Musona (Zimbabwe) Shot On Target at 33'
33': Marvelous Nakamba (Zimbabwe) Assists Shot at 33'
33': Knowledge Musona (Zimbabwe) Corner Kick at 33'
33': Rami Jridi (Tunisia) Corner Kick at 33'
34': Danny Phiri (Zimbabwe) Shot Off Target at 34'
34': Khama Billiat (Zimbabwe) Assists Shot at 34'
34': Naim Sliti (Tunisia) Foul at 34'
35': Khama Billiat (Zimbabwe) Free Kick at 35'
35': Onismor Bhasera (Zimbabwe) Throw In at 35'
35': Nyasha Mushekwi (Zimbabwe) Blocked Pass at 35'
35': Mohamed Ben Amor (Tunisia) Blocked Pass at 35'
35': Hamdi Naguez (Tunisia) Throw In at 35'
36': Taha Khenissi (Tunisia) Goal at 36'
36': Hamdi Naguez (Tunisia) Assists Shot at 36'
37': Marvelous Nakamba (Zimbabwe) Foul at 37'
37': Ferjani Sassi (Tunisia) Free Kick at 37'
37': Hardlife Zvirekwi (Zimbabwe) Throw In at 37'
38': Danny Phiri (Zimbabwe) Foul at 38'
38': Aymen Abdennour (Tunisia) Free Kick at 38'
39': Hamdi Naguez (Tunisia) Throw In at 39'
40': Ali Maâloul (Tunisia) Foul at 40'
41': Knowledge Musona (Zimbabwe) Free Kick at 41'
41': Syam Ben Youssef (Tunisia) Corner Kick at 41'
41': Marvelous Nakamba (Zimbabwe) Corner Kick at 41'
41': Marvelous Nakamba (Zimbabwe) Shot Off Target at 41'
42': Youssef M'Sakni (Tunisia) Handball at 42'
42': Hardlife Zvirekwi (Zimbabwe) Free Kick at 42'
42': Knowledge Musona (Zimbabwe) Goal at 42'
42': Nyasha Mushekwi (Zimbabwe) Assists Shot at 42'
43': Costa Nhamoinesu (Zimbabwe) Foul at 43'
44': Costa Nhamoinesu (Zimbabwe) Yellow Card at 44'
45': Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia) Penalty - Scored at 45'
45'+1': Mohamed Ben Amor (Tunisia) Foul at 46'
45'+1': Williard Katsande (Zimbabwe) Free Kick at 46'
45'+2': Knowledge Musona (Zimbabwe) Foul at 47'
45'+2': Mohamed Ben Amor (Tunisia) Free Kick at 47'
45'+2': Ali Maâloul (Tunisia) Corner Kick at 47'
45'+2': Elisha Muroiwa (Zimbabwe) Corner Kick at 47'
45'+2': Aymen Abdennour (Tunisia) Foul at 47'
45': Bruce Kangwa (Zimbabwe) Substitution at 45'
46': Taha Khenissi (Tunisia) Shot Off Target at 46'
46': Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia) Assists Shot at 46'
46': Syam Ben Youssef (Tunisia) Foul at 46'
47': Khama Billiat (Zimbabwe) Free Kick at 47'
48': Knowledge Musona (Zimbabwe) Free Kick at 48'
50': Williard Katsande (Zimbabwe) Foul at 50'
50': Mohamed Ben Amor (Tunisia) Free Kick at 50'
51': Youssef M'Sakni (Tunisia) Foul at 51'
51': Hardlife Zvirekwi (Zimbabwe) Free Kick at 51'
53': Tendai Ndoro (Zimbabwe) Blocked Pass at 53'
53': Knowledge Musona (Zimbabwe) Shot Off Target at 53'
55': Ferjani Sassi (Tunisia) Foul at 55'
55': Marvelous Nakamba (Zimbabwe) Free Kick at 55'
57': Ali Maâloul (Tunisia) Throw In at 57'
58': Tendai Ndoro (Zimbabwe) Goal at 58'
58': Knowledge Musona (Zimbabwe) Assists Shot at 58'
60': Onismor Bhasera (Zimbabwe) Throw In at 60'
61': Khama Billiat (Zimbabwe) Throw In at 61'
61': Costa Nhamoinesu (Zimbabwe) Foul at 61'
62': Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia) Free Kick at 62'
62': Hardlife Zvirekwi (Zimbabwe) Throw In at 62'
63': Hamza Lahmar (Tunisia) Substitution at 63'
63': Hardlife Zvirekwi (Zimbabwe) Throw In at 63'
63': Mohamed Ben Amor (Tunisia) Foul at 63'
64': Marvelous Nakamba (Zimbabwe) Free Kick at 64'
64': Onismor Bhasera (Zimbabwe) Throw In at 64'
64': Hamdi Naguez (Tunisia) Foul at 64'
64': Khama Billiat (Zimbabwe) Free Kick at 64'
65': Taha Khenissi (Tunisia) Shot On Target at 65'
65': Youssef M'Sakni (Tunisia) Assists Shot at 65'
65': Taha Khenissi (Tunisia) Shot Hit Woodwork at 65'
65': Ferjani Sassi (Tunisia) Handball at 65'
66': Knowledge Musona (Zimbabwe) Free Kick at 66'
66': Knowledge Musona (Zimbabwe) Corner Kick at 66'
66': Naim Sliti (Tunisia) Corner Kick at 66'
67': Ferjani Sassi (Tunisia) Blocked Pass at 67'
67': Naim Sliti (Tunisia) Shot Blocked at 67'
67': Mohamed Ben Amor (Tunisia) Blocked Pass at 67'
68': Hardlife Zvirekwi (Zimbabwe) Throw In at 68'
68': Hardlife Zvirekwi (Zimbabwe) Throw In at 68'
69': Khama Billiat (Zimbabwe) Shot Off Target at 69'
71': Ali Maâloul (Tunisia) Throw In at 71'
71': Ali Maâloul (Tunisia) Throw In at 71'
71': Ali Maâloul (Tunisia) Throw In at 71'
71': Hardlife Zvirekwi (Zimbabwe) Throw In at 71'
71': Williard Katsande (Zimbabwe) Foul at 71'
72': Naim Sliti (Tunisia) Free Kick at 72'
72': Taha Khenissi (Tunisia) Handball at 72'
72': Onismor Bhasera (Zimbabwe) Free Kick at 72'
73': Youssef M'Sakni (Tunisia) Blocked Pass at 73'
74': Hardlife Zvirekwi (Zimbabwe) Throw In at 74'
74': Ferjani Sassi (Tunisia) Foul at 74'
74': Williard Katsande (Zimbabwe) Free Kick at 74'
74': Onismor Bhasera (Zimbabwe) Throw In at 74'
75': Hamdi Naguez (Tunisia) Throw In at 75'
76': Youssef M'Sakni (Tunisia) Shot On Target at 76'
76': Ali Maâloul (Tunisia) Assists Shot at 76'
76': Youssef M'Sakni (Tunisia) Corner Kick at 76'
78': Ali Maâloul (Tunisia) Offside at 78'
78': Saber Khelifa (Tunisia) Substitution at 78'
79': Costa Nhamoinesu (Zimbabwe) Free Kick at 79'
79': Ferjani Sassi (Tunisia) Offside at 79'
79': Costa Nhamoinesu (Zimbabwe) Free Kick at 79'
80': Syam Ben Youssef (Tunisia) Foul at 80'
80': Knowledge Musona (Zimbabwe) Free Kick at 80'
81': Taha Khenissi (Tunisia) Foul at 81'
81': Marvelous Nakamba (Zimbabwe) Free Kick at 81'
82': Ali Maâloul (Tunisia) Throw In at 82'
83': Hamza Lahmar (Tunisia) Shot Off Target at 83'
83': Saber Khelifa (Tunisia) Assists Shot at 83'
83': Larry Azouni (Tunisia) Substitution at 83'
84': Nyasha Mushekwi (Zimbabwe) Foul at 84'
84': Syam Ben Youssef (Tunisia) Free Kick at 84'
84': Onismor Bhasera (Zimbabwe) Throw In at 84'
85': Hamdi Naguez (Tunisia) Yellow Card at 85'
85': Onismor Bhasera (Zimbabwe) Throw In at 85'
85': Hamdi Naguez (Tunisia) Foul at 85'
85': Khama Billiat (Zimbabwe) Free Kick at 85'
85': Nyasha Mushekwi (Zimbabwe) Offside at 85'
86': Rami Jridi (Tunisia) Free Kick at 86'
86': Williard Katsande (Zimbabwe) Foul at 86'
87': Syam Ben Youssef (Tunisia) Free Kick at 87'
87': Saber Khelifa (Tunisia) Foul at 87'
87': Onismor Bhasera (Zimbabwe) Free Kick at 87'
88': Larry Azouni (Tunisia) Blocked Pass at 88'
88': Ferjani Sassi (Tunisia) Foul at 88'
89': Kudakwashe Mahachi (Zimbabwe) Substitution at 89'
89': Costa Nhamoinesu (Zimbabwe) Free Kick at 89'
89': Onismor Bhasera (Zimbabwe) Offside at 89'
89': Rami Jridi (Tunisia) Free Kick at 89'
89': Saber Khelifa (Tunisia) Foul at 89'
90': Hardlife Zvirekwi (Zimbabwe) Free Kick at 90'
90': Costa Nhamoinesu (Zimbabwe) Foul at 90'
90'+1': Syam Ben Youssef (Tunisia) Free Kick at 91'
90'+2': Hardlife Zvirekwi (Zimbabwe) Foul at 92'
90'+2': Ali Maâloul (Tunisia) Free Kick at 92'
90'+2': Mohamed Ben Amor (Tunisia) Foul at 92'
90'+2': Kudakwashe Mahachi (Zimbabwe) Free Kick at 92'
90'+3': Hamdi Naguez (Tunisia) Throw In at 93'
90'+3': Williard Katsande (Zimbabwe) Blocked Pass at 93'
90'+4': Kudakwashe Mahachi (Zimbabwe) Blocked Pass at 94'

Statistics

TUN		ZIM
28	Fouls	23
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
5	Offsides	3
5	Corner Kicks	5
1	Saves	5
50.8	Possession	49.2
14	SHOTS	8
9	ON GOAL	3
0.6	On Target %	0.4
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
294	Accurate Passes	242
401	Passes	375
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.6
1	Accurate Crosses	2
9	Crosses	17
0.1	Cross %	0.1
59	Long Balls	66
29	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
1	Blocked Shots	0
11	Effective Tackles	10
20	Tackles	17
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
18	Effective Clearances	15
18	Clearances	15

Game Information

Competition: Africa Cup of Nations

Venue: Stade d'Angondjé
Location: ,

Africa Cup of Nations Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Egypt	3	+2	7
2	South Africa	3	+1	6
3	Angola	3	-1	2
4	Zimbabwe	3	-2	1

Full Table

Line-Ups

Zimbabwe (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
16	Tatenda Mkuruva (GK)
2	Costa Nhamoinesu
5	Elisha Muroiwa
6	Onismor Bhasera
4	Hardlife Zvirekwi
18	Marvelous Nakamba
3	Danny Phiri
14	Willard Katsande
9	Nyasha Mushekwi
17	Knowledge Musona
20	Khama Billiat

Zimbabwe Substitutes:

Cuthbert Malajila, Tino Kadewere, Bernard Donovan, Takabva Mawaya, Tendai Ndoro, Bruce Kangwa, Matthew Rusike, Oscar Machapa, Lawrence Mhlanga, Kudakwashe Mahachi, Teenage Hadebe, Evans Rusike.

Tunisia (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Rami Jridi (GK)
3	Aymen Abdennour
2	Syam Ben Youssef
12	Ali Maâloul
21	Hamdi Naguez
10	Wahbi Khazri
13	Ferjani Sassi
14	Mohamed Ben Amor
7	Youssef Msakni
23	Naïm Sliti
11	Taha Yassine Khenissi

Tunisia Substitutes:

Hamza Mathlouthi, Larry Azouni, Chamseddine Dhaouadi, Ahmed Akaïchi, Mohamed Ali Yacoubi, Zied Boughattas, Ahmed Khalil, Sliman Kchouk, Hamza Lahmar, Moez Ben Cherifia, Saber Khalifa.

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