It was a routine win for the 2004 champions.
Elias Achouri scored twice as Tunisia cruised to a 3-1 win over Uganda of their opening Africa Cup of Nations encounter in Rabat.
Regardless of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup with out dropping a recreation or conceding a purpose, Tunisia will not be thought-about among the many main contenders for the title.
However the 2004 champions laid down a marker amid a deluge of their first Group C recreation, with Achouri the star of the present.
Ellyes Skhiri headed Tunisia in entrance within the tenth minute, earlier than objectives from Achouri both aspect of half-time made positive of a cushty victory earlier than Denis Omedi made the scoreline extra respectable for Uganda.
Tunisia ease to victory
The warning indicators have been there early for Uganda, with Hazem Mastouri turning broad from shut vary after glorious work down the left from Hannibal Mejbri.
Mejbri’s supply was key as Tunisia took the lead, his ball to the far publish squeezed house by Skhiri they usually continued to dominate thereafter.
Tunisia needed to wait one other half-hour to double their benefit, however once they did make it 2-0 they did so in fashion, Achouri assembly Ali Abdi’s pull again with an excellent side-foot volley.
The rain abated within the second half, however there was no let up from Tunisia, who secured the factors within the sixty fourth minute when Achouri transformed on the rebound after Abdi had been denied by Salim Magoola.
Substitute Omedi pulled one again late on for Uganda with a deflected effort to provide the Cranes one thing to cheer, although it was little greater than comfort.
Tunisia transfer to the top of Group C, and subsequent face Nigeria on December 27 in a recreation that can doubtless determine the group.
