00:00Off we go here. It is Tunisia against Libya at the Stade Tayyip Niri, round three of qualifiers for the
00:10Africa Cup of Nations 2027, which will be held in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
00:17Uganda one of the teams who feature in Group H pointing and damaging World Cup campaign in the United States
00:26of America. Libya themselves, who are without a competitive win in almost a year, their last victory was on the
00:3415th of November 2024, over the top, trying to find the run.
00:43Well defended there by Talby. Unnecessary risks. It's going to be a free kick given in favour of the visitors.
01:06Ball over the top. Well defended by Graham. Poked away and in the end he wins the goal kick, but
01:14good pressure by the Libyan skipper, Captain Hamdou El Nouni.
01:28El Nouni there. Now a chance for Saad. Across is a good looking one and it's slap clear by Altiha.
01:44Across earlier on from Saad towards Altiha.
01:48Altiha. Beaten to it by Altiha. Needed to.
01:54Looking to get forwards. And he went down looking for a free kick a little bit too easily there. El
02:00Maremi who stayed down.
02:03I'm not going to care. They're going to play on.
02:06They're going to play on.
02:07Lafi.
02:09On the ball again though. Now the captain.
02:13On back by El Tayef.
02:15El Sharimi.
02:17Didn't think that he fouled his man.
02:27Gone high up the pitch. Very direct.
02:31If he allows play on. Laidouni did well.
02:34Now there might be a counter attacking chance.
02:42Would mean that they go up to five points.
02:45Put a little distance between themselves and Libya.
02:47Almost take Libya out of the running for a qualifying spot.
02:56That's keeping a close eye of course on what's going on between Botswana and Uganda.
03:06Better this from Tunisia. Saad.
03:09Here's Draguer.
03:10Best chance we've seen all game.
03:13There was offside in the build up.
03:16A real opportunity there for Mohamed Draguer of Esperance, Tunis.
03:21To.
03:24Get a header on target at least.
03:27Nobody's marking him.
03:30Regardless whether he's offside or not.
03:32Probably should have.
03:34Worked the goalkeeper at the very least.
03:48And more intensity in this part of the pitch here.
03:52Possibly with Shawat.
04:02Who plays for Lally Benghazi in Libya.
04:22question as to whether or not there was handball there
04:25to make a save however there might be a chance here excellent free kick El Sharimi
04:33unhappy with the referee's decision but it was a foul on Saad and it will be the first
04:39yellow card of the game shown to the Libyan midfielder
04:50starting to remove them from the way now comes the delivery and El Sharimi off the line is able
04:57to get the ball away Ben Romdan straight out of play disappointing there Fortunicia two big chances
05:06in quick succession their best chances so far these opportunities get this level of attacking
05:13threat in front of the Libyan goal
05:20wasn't the cleanest of one challenge Shawat through the middle El Taif
05:32really good drive powerful conclusion
05:38inaccurate shot in the end from El Taif looks to be a little bit off balance there as he takes
05:44it
05:44to drift into midfield but here there's an opportunity for El Maremi surely what a save
05:51by Dahmen they were carved open there Tunisia and it looked to be a very risky move until
06:00Dahmen stood his grounds good play from Libya
06:08chance maybe just maybe El Maremi should be taking gets good contact on the ball it is very good goal
06:17what a big opportunity what a big opportunity that was for Tunisia
06:28Shahwat once again finds a little bit of space and it actually nearly comes off the Libyan central defender
06:44this time it is a free kick for Libya right in front of Yusuf Adapo who's look pretty animated the
06:51Libyan head coach from Seneca
07:06Ben Romdan's header and the referee points to the spot
07:13Hamza El Fark judges
07:16that Ben Romdan I believe it is tugged the Libyan player back and the penalty has been awarded
07:23the Moroccan referee not hesitating
07:27whatsoever here
07:35how contentious of a decision could this be
07:40El Maremi makes the run initially
08:01a chance for Al Muzrati to give Libya the lead
08:19just before half-time in Tunisia
08:31the Mediterranean night celebrates in front of the travelling
08:37of the travelling
08:39Libyan supporters
08:40Libyan supporters
08:45Amuzrati with a wonderful penalty
08:57exactly the kind of penalty that he wanted no chance for the goalkeeper
09:04referee convinced
09:07to stop El Tayef and the referee gives a free kick in favour of the Tunisians here Ben Romdan once
09:15again involved
09:20not much of a foul certainly
09:23referee didn't fall for it
09:37that is a half-time whistle
09:38and it is a first half that is an unexpected twist as both teams head into half-time
09:45the Stadea Miri sees Tunisia trail at half-time after Libya's Al Muzrati converted a 44th minute penalty
09:55Tunisia
09:56it is Libya who kick off this second half and who kicked the ball straight out of play
10:08Libya who are 45 minutes away from their first win against Tunisia in over 11 years
10:14I think more generally speaking for Tunisia the onus is on them to try and get themselves out of this
10:24stretch the one in Cameroon two years later
10:31they finish fourth in Egypt and reach the quarterfinals in Cameroon but in Egypt they managed to reach the fourth
10:43place game by winning just one match out of the seven they played
11:02and it towards goal it's bobbling still taken by Libya El Sheremi and it's held
11:09enough two players about to come on here for the Eagles of Carthage
11:19Mohamed Ali Ben Hamouda Beloui's dad is going to be introduced here
11:29shown by Libya in this game
11:31he's able to overturn a two-goal deficit against Botswana to salvage a draw from that game
11:42you do get the feeling that Shaban is trying to keep expectations under control
11:47at the same time acknowledging that there is an element of expectation
11:57that's better play Sliman
12:01behind for a corner
12:04Taif who had a very good chance in the first half
12:07able to keep his shots down and on target
12:11there is an element of expectation in the first half of the game
12:17Libya might double up here
12:21now Lafi I don't think believed the ball was so he stopped his run
12:28how many problems has El Huni created
12:36the ball across there from El Mare
12:50that's better
12:54shot deflected and in but it's offside given against Sleeman
12:59and he's not noticed yet the Tunisian number 10
13:08Tunisian players
13:10the assistant referee and the bottles are on the pitch this is not what you want to see
13:20let's have a look
13:25it's very very close
13:30but I have to say
13:32it's difficult to tell isn't it
13:36there is no VAR in the qualifiers
13:40Africa kind of in a three kick there
13:42in the build-up the referee's not giving it and now it's a 4v3
13:46Libyan shirts pouring forwards
13:48the Mediterranean Knights here can strike
13:51El Huni it's in
13:57Libya
13:59have struck Tunisia with a lethal counter-attack
14:07and the Mediterranean Knights are in dreamland
14:10Tunisia are lost at sea
14:20was Graham caught as he made the pass
14:29no offside
14:32excellent finish
14:36that is some goal by El Huni
14:39the Tunisians busy calling for offside no one picks up the loose runner
14:52schoolboy defending
15:01look at the way they've played
15:02these cushion down cleared away by Libya
15:09El Huni looked to be on side
15:12El Maremi no he wasn't
15:19seven-year-olds
15:21might be winning his biggest match of his career
15:24and there's a laugh he fires wide
15:41find something from somewhere
15:43El Tyev
15:44El Tyev
15:46El Tyev
15:50referee is unmoved again
15:59he's pointed
16:00for the corner
16:06full speed difficult to tell this will tell us more
16:09he might have been offside anyway in the first place
16:19body's in the way you can't tell
16:22with the challenge
16:25El Tyev
16:28Mahalul
16:29cross close to the keeper
16:31he spills
16:33now the strike and he gets a hand to it does El Tyev
17:00in the first place
17:02and show him a yellow card
17:03Not quite sure what's going on here, Ben Malul is involved as well.
17:18These are scenes that unfortunately we see a little too often in Africa when the decision...
17:47Tempest starting to flare.
17:52Bottles that have been thrown onto the pitch here.
17:56Shabani called on his fans to help the team.
18:02Not quite sure we've seen that.
18:05And there's a chance. Gabi should have scored.
18:08He should have pulled one back there, Gabi.
18:12Mishits the ball.
18:14It drops to him so kindly. He's completely unmarked.
18:18Go, go, go.
18:37Just over.
18:39Decent opportunity which didn't find its way in.
18:47Talk about that quality.
18:52It's cleared yet again by a Libyan defence that has been heroic at times.
18:58Shove in the back. Free kick awarded this time.
19:04A welcome free kick.
19:12Again, it's a clearance.
19:13Hooked back in.
19:15And El Sharimi watches it drop just wide.
19:23Five minutes left for Libya to hold onto here.
19:28That's a bad, bad challenge.
19:36Yellow card shown.
19:43Sleeman's touch, poor.
19:49That's going to be seven minutes added on.
19:53Plenty of time.
19:54But there might be enough time for Libya to get a third.
19:57Never mind Tunisia scoring one.
19:59Libya.
20:01Nearly scoring a third through.
20:04Sleeman's touch, poor.
20:10That's going to be seven minutes added on.
20:14Plenty of time.
20:16But there might be enough time for Libya to get a third.
20:19Never mind Tunisia scoring one.
20:21Libya.
20:23Nearly scoring a third through.
20:25Referee bravely picks it up and gets rid of it himself.
20:32Mahlul.
20:35Kept out by Altiha, who needed two goes at it.
20:45Ben Romdan.
20:52Altiha able to win the ball.
20:54He's offside regardless.
21:16Libya have stunned Tunisia at the Stade Tayeb Miri to put themselves in pole position to qualify alongside Uganda from
21:28Group H.
21:29It is an almighty upset in this Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign.
21:36Tunisia beaten and a new low for the Eagles of Carthage here on home soil.
21:42But for Libya, it is their first win of 2026 and their biggest win in over five years.
21:49It's a hit.
21:53It's a win of 2023 in England.
21:57It's a win of 2029.
22:00A team ofользious Hannibal during the festival is something that,
