14 January 2010
The Gambia Scorpians beat Tunisia 2-1 in Tunis last Saturday in a friendly ahead of Tunisia’s entry in the Africa Cup of Nations this week. Cherno Samba and Sainey Nyassi scored the goals for Gambia in what was the first official match between the two countries.
Tunisia dominated the match for the first half, even after Darragi limped off following an ankle injury, and their domination continued into the start of the second half until Gambia’s Cherno Samba headed in the first goal in the 57th minute. Sainey Nyassi scored their second goal in the 85th minute after a poor clearance by the Tunisian keeper Adel Nefzi. Tunisia managed to score in the 94th minute but it was not enough, the game ending 2-1 to the visiting side.
Yesterday Tunisia drew with Zambia 1-1 in their first Group D game of the Africa Cup of Nations. You can follow their progress at http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/8445859.stm
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