Preview: Tunisia vs. Namibia - prediction, team news, lineups

Tunisia and Namibia raise the curtain on their Africa Cup of Nations campaigns when they face off at the Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium on Tuesday.

The teams have been drawn in Group E of the tournament, where they will battle it out with South Africa and Mali for a place in the knockout phase.

Match preview

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Tunisia rounded off their AFCON preparations with a 2-0 victory over the Blue Sharks of Cape Verde at Stade Olympique Hammadi Agrebi on Wednesday.

Jalel Kadri's men broke the deadlock after just 12 minutes through Elias Achouri, after which Youssef Msakni sealed the deal in the early exchanges of the second half.

As a result, the Carthage Eagles are now without defeat in their last four matches either side of New Year's Day, picking up three wins and one draw.

On the menu next is the challenge of an opposing outfit who have been beaten in each of the previous three meetings between the teams by a combined score of 6-1.

Having reached at least the quarter-finals of each of the last four AFCON editions, Tunisia will be looking to enjoy another deep run into the latter stages of Africa's biggest footballing showpiece.

Namibia played out a drab goalless stalemate against Ghana in their final AFCON warm-up fixture at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium on Tuesday.

Despite being on the back foot for the majority of the contest, Collin Benjamin's men held firm to come away with a share of the spoils.

Consequently, the Brave Warriors are now unbeaten in four of their last five matches across all competitions, although they have only recorded one win in that time.

Off the back of group-stage exits in all of their three AFCON appearances to date, Namibia set out to secure a bright start to their continental journey this time around.

Team News

Tunisia's Youssef Msakni has found the back of the net in three of his last four international outings, making him one to keep an eye on here.

Msakni racked up his 99th cap last time out and is set to become only the second player in history to reach a century of appearances for his country.

With 16 strikes for Namibia to his name, Peter Shalulile will be heavily relied upon once again to come up with goods in front of goal.

Having recently received his maiden call-up, 26-year-old forward Erastus Kulula could be handed his full national-team debut in this one.

Tunisia possible starting lineup:Dahmen; Talbi, Meriah, Maaloul, Haddadi; Ben Romdhane, Ben Slimane, Laidouni; Msakni, Sliti, Jaziri

Namibia possible starting lineup:Ndisiro; Amutenya, Hanamub, Haukongo, Nyambe, Petrus; Shitembi, Tjiueza, Hotto; Limbondi, Shalulile

We say: Tunisia 2-0 Namibia

Tunisia have more experienced players at this level and will fancy their chances of securing maximum points. We can see the North Africans getting the job done in a relatively comfortable manner.

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