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Tunisia Parts Ways With Coach Sami Trabelsi After AFCON Last-16 Exit

The federation ended his second stint by mutual consent following the shootout loss to Mali.

Soccer Football - CAF Africa Cup of Nations - Morocco 2025 - Group C - Tanzania v Tunisia - Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco - December 30, 2025 Tunisia coach Sami Trabelsi REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Overview

  • The Tunisian Football Federation announced the decision on social media and did not name a successor or timeline.
  • Tunisia fell to Mali on penalties in Casablanca after taking an 88th-minute lead and conceding a spot-kick in the sixth minute of stoppage time.
  • The 2004 champions played with a man advantage for more than 90 minutes before losing the shootout.
  • Trabelsi said the exit caused great disappointment and that he accepted responsibility for the result.
  • He returned to the role in February for a second spell, with this AFCON campaign producing a second-place Group C finish after beating Uganda 3-1, losing 3-2 to Nigeria, and drawing 1-1 with Tanzania.