The chase for the 2015 African Cup of Nations will take its next step on Wednesday. Two teams attempting to qualify for the tournament will do battle in a match between Tunisia and Egypt. The contest scheduled for 2 p.m. ET will be held at the Stade Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet in Monastir and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on beIN Sports.
What They're Saying
Tunisia head coach Georges Leekens (via Super Sport): "We managed to qualify [for the African Cup of Nations] with one game to spare, it's fantastic. It was difficult, but we had the perfect campaign. I am thinking a little bit about the next World Cup, but we have a lot of work in front of us before that. We qualified for the 2015 AFCON, that's already something. We will go step by step and see how far Tunisia can go."
Egypt head coach Georges Leekens: "I never took any decision to jump ship during my career. I will remain in charge of the national team unless the EFA [Egypt Football Association] decide otherwise. I didn't say I would retire from international football. I still have ambitions that I could be able to give more to the national team and I will do my best in an attempt to please the Egyptian crowd. We are sticking to the last hope Wednesday against Tunisia and we won't surrender."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Egypt's Walid Soliman has been an integral part of tournament qualification. The 29-year-old is yet to open his account for the national team, but has featured in three matches.
Tunisia's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Ayman, Syam, Yousuff, Malouli, Ragoud, Sassi, Chikoui, Khazri, Youens, Fkherdin, Youssuf
Egypt's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): El Shenawy - Fathi, Gabr, Nagib, Sabry - El Nenny, Trezeguet, I. Salah - Soliman, M. Salah, Meteb
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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