{"id":31090,"date":"2023-03-06T17:11:06","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T17:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/quarter-final-performance-motivates-tunisia-coach-sellimi"},"modified":"2023-03-06T19:09:34","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T19:09:34","slug":"quarter-final-performance-motivates-tunisia-coach-sellimi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/quarter-final-performance-motivates-tunisia-coach-sellimi","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Quarter-Final Performance Motivates Tunisia\u2019 \u2013 Coach Sellimi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>Tunisia coach Adel Sellimi says their brave performance in their TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final against Congo is their biggest motivation for Monday\u2019s clash with Senegal.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Young Carthage Eagles beat Congo in a post-match penalties shoot-out after extra-time to book their place in Monday\u2019s semi-final against the Teranga Cubs who are seen as the favourites.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe quarter-final match gave us a lot of confidence and it motivated the team to face Senegal,\u201d Adel Sellimi said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe performance of the team against Congo showed the level we can play so it serves as a motivation for us.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to win the match and head to the final and we\u2019re confident that we can win tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Young Carthage Eagles qualified to the TotalEnergies U-20 AFCON as champions of UNAF zone.<\/p>\n<p>Adel Sellimi guided his team to their second consecutive semi-final following their fourth place finish in Mauritania two years ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe semi-final will be a very difficult and a strong match because it\u2019s against Senegal,\u201d the former Tunisia international said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSenegal had an extra day to rest but we will be at the same level and our team will be ready for the match.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe played against Senegal in a friendly match in Tunis before the tournament and of course it will help you to know the opponent but this is a different game altogether,\u201d Sellimi said.<\/p>\n<p>Saint Etienne forward Jibril Othman and goalkeeper Raed Gazzeh stood out against Congo in the quarter-finals but Sellimi says it\u2019s a collective effort.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will not talk about one player or two but rather the group because we prepared as a team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe goalkeeper Raed Gazzeh had a good performance against Congo but we will have to perform collectively as a team and that was the case in the quarterfinals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Captain Mohamed Kechiche says the Young Carthage Eagles are focused on winning against the Young Cubs of Senegal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re coming into the semi-finals with an objective which is to win against a strong Senegal team and hopefully we will win,\u201d Mohamed told journalists in Ismailia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe insist that it\u2019s a semi-final match and we\u2019re motivated to give a good account of ourselves and win.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t think about the friendly we played against them in Tunis because it\u2019s a different match.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tunisia qualified to the quarter-finals following their second place finish in Group C.<\/p>\n<p>They lost to The Gambia in the opening match and drew goalless with Benin before beating Zambia in the last group match to secure their passage to the knockout phase.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re fully focused on winning and qualifying for the final. The team is prepared and motivated after the quarter-finals which gave us a lot of confidence,\u201d the defender said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to make our people proud by winning and going to the final.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\">Gambia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. Tunisia coach Adel Sellimi says their brave performance in their TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final against Congo is their biggest motivation for Monday\u2019s clash with Senegal. 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