NATIONAL LEAGUE - TUNISIA - COACH - Ruud Krol appointed as new Esperance coach

The 64-year-old former Dutch World Cup captain joined the Tunisian side only a day after leading CS Sfaxien to glory in the Confederation Cup with a 3:2 aggregate win over TP Mazembe. Krol's departure ends a successful year at the club in which he also led the Tunisians to a first league title in eight years in May. "It was my decision to leave. 

20 Jan 2014

Tunisia
AFRICA CUP 2015


GROUP B QUARTER-FINALS

 

Nations Cup appearances: 16 
Best result: Winners (2004) 
Coach: George Leekens (Belgium) 
Key players: Yassine Chikhaoui, Fakhreddine Ben Youssef 
Fifa ranking: 22


Tunisia are at their 12th consecutive Nations Cup - the best record of any team on the continent.

Their sole title came on home soil in 2004, beating North African rivals Morocco in the final. 

They have reached the quarter-finals at four of the last six tournaments, but exited in the group stages in 2013.