Another coach sacked after AFCON 2025 shocking exit

Another coach has been sacked following his side's shocking exit on penalties in the round of 16 stage of AFCON 2025

Tunisia's national team coach, Sami Trabelsi, has been sacked after their early exit from the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) following a 3-2 penalty shootout loss to 10-man Mali. The decision was made by mutual consent with the Tunisian Football Federation, which happened just a day after the team's disappointing defeat.

The North Africans finished second in Group C in Morocco at the latest edition of Afcon, beating Uganda 3-1 in their opener before losing 3-2 to Nigeria and drawing 1-1 with Tanzania.

The Tunisian Football Federation said in a statement on social media that it had decided to terminate the contractual relationship by mutual consent with the national team technical staff.

Trabelsi, who took charge in February 2025 for a second term, previously led the national team from 2011 to 2013. Despite qualifying for the 2026 World Cup, Tunisia's struggles at AFCON, including conceding in every group match for the first time since 2017, which is likely led to Trabelsi's departure.

The federation is expected to appoint a new coach soon, with potential candidates including Mondher Kebaier, Jalel Kadri, and Faouzi Benzarti.

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