Early goals help Tunisia defeat Mauritania 4-0

Early goals inside the first nine minutes of the game set in motion a superb 4-0 victory for Tunisia over Mauritania in their Africa Cup of Nations Group F match at the Limbe Stadium on Sunday.

Hamza Mathlouthi and Wahbi Khazri scored the early goals for their team.

Khazri added another in the second half and then laid on a fourth for Seifeddine Jaziri as Tunisia were vastly improved, having lost their opener to Mali in controversial fashion when Zambian referee Janny Sikazwe erred by twice ending the game before the 90 minutes.

Tunisia, who missed a late penalty from Youssef Msakni, have three points from their opening two matches and are in third in the group behind Gambia and Mali, who have four points each. Mauritania will finish bottom after two defeats.

Tunisia will meet surprise package Gambia in their final pool match on Thursday, while Mali tackles Mauritania. The top two teams in each group advanced to the second round, along with the four best third-place finishers across the six pools.

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