AFCON: Trabelsi discusses Tunisia win against Uganda

Tunisia head coach Sami Trabelsi praised his players for securing a 3-1 win against Uganda in their opening fixture of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco.

In the Group C fixture at Prince Moulay Abdellah Sports Complex in Rabat, Tunisia made a perfect start and scored the opener in the 10th minute through Elyes Skhiri, who finished off a well-worked team move with a precise strike.

The North Africa nation doubled their lead just before the break, with Elias Achouri showing great composure inside the box to score. Achouri added the third in the 64th minute for the first brace of the AFCON in Morocco.

Though Uganda pulled a goal back in stoppage time through Denis Omedi, it was too late for the East Africans to pull a comeback.

Tunisia goal is to improve with each match

“We have other players who performed better than expected. I warm sure the whole team is very effective and hoping to have the entire squad fit for all our matches. For us, the city is very welcoming,” Trabelsi told CAFOnline.com.

“We are very happy to have the warm welcoming of Moroccan fans. For us we consider all matches to be difficult, and we give them the respect required. Our goal is to improve with each match as we gain momentum.

“I must also comment the organisers because even while we played under heavy rains, the pitch remained in very good and playable conditions.”

Two goal hero Achouri said: “Thank you to my teammates first of all for the great work they put in helping us get the victory. I also want to extend a big thank you to the supporters who came out in their numbers in this rain. We hope we made our supporters proud.

“We hope we made them proud and that they were rewarded for their faith in us in such cold and wet weather conditions.”

Tunisia will return to action against Nigeria, who won their opener 2-1 against Tanzania.