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U20 AFCON: We’ll redeem ourselves against Flying Eagles — Memiche
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Tunisia’s Goalkeeper Mohamed Amine Memiche has reiterated the importance of finishing the CAF U20 AFCON on a good note.
In spite of a slow start to the tournament for Tunisia, they still managed to finished second in Group C behind finalists The Gambia with four points.
Tunisia lost 1-0 to The Gambia at the Alexandria Stadium before drawing goalless with Benin at the El Hodoud Stadium.
The 2021 semi-finalists beat Zambia 2-1 in Cairo to qualify for the quarter-finals, where they came from behind twice to hold Congo to a thrilling 3-3 draw after extra time. They advanced to the semi-finals in Egypt 5-4 on penalties.
However, they lost to Senegal in the semi-final at the Suez Canal Authority Stadium in Ismailia.
They’ll now face Nigeria’s Flying Eagles later today and Memiche says the are ready for the game.
“The match is very important,” said Memiche. “We are going to play for the win, we have to redeem ourselves.”
“We weren’t up to it against Senegal but we have an opportunity to correct the mistakes and win something,” He concluded.