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Mauritania national football team
Africa Cup of Nations | Group Stage
Jul 2, 2019 at 8pm UK
 
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Mauritania boss Corentin Martins: 'Tunisia match is a final for us'

Mauritania boss Corentin Martins: 'Tunisia match is a final for us'
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The tournament debutants could still progress from Group E with a win over the Carthage Eagles on Tuesday.

Mauritania coach Corentin Martins has described the Africa Cup of Nations clash against Tunisia as a "final" with both teams looking to qualify for the last 16.

Mauritania are bottom of Group E but can still make the knockout stage with a victory over the Carthage Eagles.

The tournament debutants claimed their first ever point of the competition with a 0-0 draw against Angola but need three points from Tuesday's game to progress.

"We have one more match and it's going to be against Tunisia," Martins told goal.com. "It's going to be a final for us and we hope to roll out a great performance."

Despite being the second-highest ranked nation in the competition, Tunisia could only manage draws against Mali and Angola meaning they also need a victory to guarantee a place in the last 16.

They are ranked 78 places higher than Mauritania but are under growing pressure to live up to expectations.

Manager Alain Giresse addressed calls for him to play midfielder Ferjani Sassi, the only Egypt-based player in the Tunisia squad, following his side's 1-1 draw with Mali.

"I thank God that there is no more than one Tunisian player playing in the Egyptian league because in this case, I will have to involve every player whose name is called in the stands," the French coach said.

"Ferjani Sassi is returning from injury and needs rehabilitation in order to return to his full level."

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Q Equatorial Guinea flag Eq Guinea32107
Q Nigeria Nigeria32107
Q Cote D'Ivoire flag Ivory Coast31023
4 Guinea-Bissau flag Guinea-Bissau30030

Group B

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Q Cape Verde flag Cape Verde32107
Q Egypt Egypt30303
3 Ghana flag Ghana30212
4 Mozambique flag Mozambique30212

Group C

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Q Senegal flag Senegal33009
Q Guinea flag Guinea31114
Q Cameroon flag Cameroon31114
4 Gambia flag Gambia30030

Group D

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Q Angola Angola32107
Q Burkina Faso flag Burkina Faso31114
Q Mauritania flag Mauritania31023
4 Algeria Algeria30212

Group E

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Q Mali flag Mali31205
Q South Africa South Africa31114
Q Namibia Namibia31114
4 Tunisia Tunisia30212

Group F

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Q Morocco Morocco32107
Q DR Congo flag Congo DR30303
3 Tanzania flag Tanzania30212
4 Zambia flag Zambia30212


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