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AFCON Exit: Tunisia Sack Coach Mondher Kebaier
By Matthew Eloyi
Mondher Kebaier, Tunisia’s head coach, was fired on Sunday, the day after his team’s quarter-final elimination to Burkina Faso in the Africa Cup of Nations.
The Tunisian Football Federation declared that Kebaier, 51, who has been in command since August 2019, will be replaced by his 50-year-old assistant coach Jalel Kadri.
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Tunisia, the 2004 African Cup of Nations champion, was defeated 1-0 by Burkina Faso in Cameroon on Saturday.
“It was decided to end the contractual relationship with Mondher Kebaier and to appoint Jalal Al-Qadri as his successor.
“We thank Mondher Kebaier for the efforts he made during the period he spent at the helm of the national team, wishing him success in the rest of his coaching career. We also wish Jalal Al-Qadri success in his new duties,” Tunisia said in a statement on their social media pages.
