By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS
Tunisia defender Montassar Talbi is in confident mood ahead of the Carthage Eagles clash with the Super Eagles of Nigeria, Prompt News reports.
Sami Trabelsi’s are buzzing after their impressive display in the 3-1 victory over the Cranes of Uganda.
The North Africans earned rave reviews for their performance in the game, with many pundits already labelling them as one of the favourites for the title.
Tunisia also won their last meeting against the Super Eagles.
While the Super Eagles also impressed in their first game against Tanzania, they looked uncomfortable at the back.
Taibi is banking on Tunisia’s big game mentality to get the job done against Eric Chelle’s men.
“When we play against big teams, we give our best. We have already played against strong opponents and we performed well,” Taibi told CAFonline.
The Carthage Eagles and Nigeria have three points each in Group C, but the former have a superior goal difference.
Tanzania and Uganda will clash in the other group game.
Tunisia will be looking to join their North African rivals Egypt in the Round of 16.
The Egyptians became the first country to secure their passage into knockout round after a hard-fought 1-0 win over the Bafana Bafana of South Africa in Agadir on Friday.
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