Chaabani apologises after defeat to Libya in AFCON 2027 qualifiers
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Webdo
Tunisia’s head coach, Mouine Chaâbani, apologised to supporters after his side’s 0-2 defeat to Libya on Friday at the Sfax stadium, in the third round of AFCON 2027 qualifiers. He takes sole responsibility for the setback and dismisses refereeing as an explanation, according to Webdo.
Tunisia head coach Mouine Chaabani apologised to supporters after the 2-0 defeat to Libya on Friday evening at the Sfax stadium, in the third matchday of the AFCON 2027 qualifiers. He said after the match that he was deeply disappointed.
He rules out refereeing as an explanation, despite decisions that were debated during the match, and takes full responsibility for the defeat. He considers that his team’s performance did not deserve better: ‘I acknowledge that our defeat is deserved.’
The defeat now weighs on Tunisia’s campaign in Group H. It comes more than three months after the appointment of Mouine Chaabani as head coach, on 29 July 2026.
