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Add TN as a preferred source on GoogleOn Tuesday evening, the Tunisian U-23 squad took a significant step toward qualifying for the second round of the U-23 AFCON qualifiers by defeating Benin 2–0 in the first leg of the opening round.
In the 50th minute, the referee awarded Tunisia a penalty following a handball by a Beninese player inside the box; Omar Ben Ali stepped up to convert the spot-kick in the 57th minute.
In the seventh minute of stoppage time (90+7′), Omar Ben Ali scored his second goal of the match, extending the lead to 2–0.
Benin managed to pull a goal back in the 90th minute, but the effort was disallowed by VAR due to a foul committed against Tunisian defender Mohamed Amine Allala.
The “Carthage Eagles” will head into the return leg with a two-goal advantage. The second leg is scheduled for October 5 at the Kégué Stadium in Lomé.
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