A second Africa Cup of Nations   crown is  Tunisia’s target at this year’s tournament in Ivory Coast, which they kick off on Tuesday against Namibia.

The Eagles of Carthage enjoyed a win over France in a relatively strong World Cup showing but have often struggled for consistency.

Up first are a Namibia side preparing for only their fourth run at the Cup of Nations.

Managed by former Hamburg defender Collin Benjamin, the Brave Warriors have made themselves a tough team to beat and held Ghana to a draw to warm up in their pre-tournament friendly.

Tunisia are without Manchester United midfielder Hannibal Mejbri for AFCON after the young midfielder opted to focus on his club career this month, and is on the verge of joining Sevilla on loan.

Sheffield United’s Anis Ben Slimane will provide plenty of strength in the engine room with experienced duo Naim Sliti and captain Youssef Msakni trusted to fire up their attack.

Namibia’s squad is almost entirely made up of African-based players with Derby defender Ryan Nyambe joining others who play their club football in Kosovo and Malaysia.

This should be a fairly straightforward opening match for Tunisia but it may not go entirely their way.

Tunisia to win, 1-0.

These teams last met for a friendly in 2007, which Tunisia won 2-0.

Tunisia wins: 3

Namibia wins: 0

Draws: 0