Two teams chasing Africa Cup of Nations glory will do battle today in a match between Zambia and Tunisia. The tournament clash scheduled for 11 a.m. ET will be held at the Estadio de Ebebiyin in Equatorial Guinea and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on beIN Sports.
What They're Saying
Zambia captain Rainford Kalaba (via FourFourTwo): "Our mentality will determine how we will face them [Tunisia]. If we go with a positive mentality and good character, I think we will get a good result. We have played Tunisian opposition before with my club. I have seen that they are not more courageous like they used to be. We just need to apply ourselves 100 percent and am sure we will get the positive result on Thursday."
Tunisia head coach Georges Leekens: "We used two newcomers against Cape Verde and this upset our rhythm. Opening group games are always difficult because you do not know how your opponents play. At this stage, every team in the group is the favorite to finish on top. Tunisia are not the favorites to win the group. We have never said we are going to top the final standings. We will be more focused for our next two games."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Kalaba went 90 minutes in Zambia's 1-1 draw with the Democratic Republic of Congo. The 28-year-old finished with four tackles and one foul drawn.
Zambia's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Mweene; Mbola, Munthali, Sunzu, Nkausu; Singuluma, Musonda, Lungu, Kalaba; Kampamba, Mayuka
Tunisia's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Mathlouthi; Maaloul, Youssef, Abdennour, Mathlouthi; Ragued, Saihi; Khazri, Chikhaoui, Moncer; Akaichi
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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