After the defeat against Gambia (0-1), Monday in Tunis, during the final day of the CAN 2025 qualifiers, the coach of the Tunisian team, Kais Yaâkoubi, threw a wrench into the pond, ostensibly splashing Algeria.
Monday evening on its Olympic lawn in Radès, the Tunisia lost for the second time at home, again by a goal, after its defeat against the Comoros (0-1) in mid-October, as part of the third qualifying day at the CAN 2025. A setback synonymous with fall in FIFA rankings Who had cost Faouzi Benzarti his place.
Having inherited the team for a few weeks on a provisional basis, Tap Yaâkoubi has not yet succeeded in dispelling the doubts surrounding the Eagles of Carthage. Already last week, during the victory over Madagascar (2-3) on the penultimate day of the qualifiers, Tunisia showed worrying signs of fragility.
The teammates of Aïssa Laïdouni (Al-Wakrah SC) were joined in the score each time before snatching the qualifying for 93rd through Ali Abdi. These difficulties are due, according to the 58-year-old technician, to the lack of resources to attract quality players, more precisely dual nationals.
Algeria accused of “buying” certain dual nationals
The opportunity to discuss Algeria in comparison, insinuating that the Greens do not hesitate to sign large checks to dual nationals in order to convince them. The latest would be Rennes striker Amine Gouiri, scorer on Sunday for La Manita against Liberia (5-1).
“Do you believe that Alégria brings back binational players, like Amine Gouiri, for free? The answer is no. The neighboring country goes all out to afford players with dual nationality”revealed in the mixed zone the former coach of Club Africain, who quotes a former member of the Greens staff.
“I have already worked with a goalkeeper coach who played in two World Cups and two CANs with the Algerian team who told me incredible things that you cannot imagine”he added. Statements already making a lot of noise, while a denial from the Algerian Federation (FAF) is expected.
