Match Report
In the standings it was Senegal 2nd on 6 points, Tunisia 2nd on 3 — separated by 3. Tunisia's recent output lagged their position: 13th on form over five rounds while 2nd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Senegal 1.67 scored and 0.33 conceded per game, Tunisia 0.67 and 0.67, with the league averaging 0.94.
Tunisia had not lost in 6 games, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
The venue was 30 June Air Defence Stadium in Cairo, with room for 22,000 spectators. The referee was B. Tessema Weyesa, with 50 matches in our database and 1.9 yellows per game on average.