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L'équipe de Tunisie part à l'assaut d'un immense défi continental. Son aventure commence par la rencontre face au Ghana. 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Les regards seront orientés vers la capitale cairote, fin prête pour abriter à partir de ce soir et jusqu'a ce samedi le tournoi africain pour la qualification aux Jeux olympiques Tokyo 2020. Cinq équipes animent la compétition à la salle centrale du complexe sportif situé à la cité Nasr et ambitionnent la consécration. Il s'agit de l'Egypte, la Tunisie, l'Algérie, le Cameroun et le Ghana. Les quatre premières équipes sont à coup sûr les grosses cylindrées de l'Afrique, se connaissent parfaitement bien et savent ce que veulent dire les Jeux olympiques. Sachant qu'elles ont eu l'honneur d'être parmi les douze des compétitions olympiques dans des échéances différentes. La cinquième équipe, le Ghana, veut tenter sa chance et participer pour la première fois aux JO. Elle n'est pas au Caire pour de la simple figuration. L'épreuve du Caire promet des empoignades chaudes, pleines de rebondissements de situation et d'un jeu en mouvement et séduisant. Promesse d'un grand spectacle L'enjeu est de taille. Il s'agit d'un immense défi à relever : décrocher l'unique billet pour passer aux JO de Tokyo. L'équipe de Tunisie, qui a préparé ses affaires à travers deux stages compétitifs en Italie et en Pologne, entame cet après-midi l'aventure face au Ghana. A priori, cet adversaire paraît à la portée de la formation tunisienne. Attention toutefois à l'excès de confiance. Hamza Nagga et consorts doivent se méfier de tous leurs adversaires et puiser au fond de leurs réserves. On ne dira pas non plus que l'équipe de Tunisie effectuera un saut dans l'inconnu, partant du fait que ce sont toujours ces mêmes équipes africaines qui participent aux différentes compétitions continentales. Notre sélection procédera certainement par étape. Le premier objectif est de réaliser une bonne entrée en matière. Ensuite, ce sera une autre paire de manches et après avoir observé de près ses rivaux. La mission tunisienne n'est certes pas assez facile, mais pas du tout impossible. La solidarité, l'esprit de groupe et la détermination décuplée constituent les principaux atouts d'un éventuel coup d'éclat. La Tunisie est au Caire pour une septième qualification aux Jeux olympiques après celles de 1972 (Mûnchen), 1984 (Los Angeles), 1988 (Séoul), 1996 (Atlanta), 2004 (Athènes), 2012 (Londres). Taoufik HAJLAOUI Les 14 Tunisiens Khaled Ben Slimène, Mehdi Ben Cheikh (passeurs), Slim Mbarki, Omar Agrebi, Hosni Karamosli, Mohamed Ayèche (contreurs centraux), Saddam Hmissi, Aymen Rdissi (libéros); Ilyès Karamosli (polyvalent). Ali Bangui, Hamza Naggua, Ismaïl Maâla, Wassim Ben Tara, Chokri Jouini (attaquants). Programme d'aujourd'hui 16h00 : Tunisie-Ghana 19h00 : Egypte-Algérie. Cameroun : Exempt
