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.