The match between the Tunisian and Senegalese teams, which will be held today, is a "search for the truth," where the confrontation between them is the strongest test of their respective strengths and the true measure of their ability to compete.

The Tunisian and Senegalese teams will meet at the Air Defense Stadium in Cairo in the semi-finals of the 2019 African Nations Cup in Egypt.

Both sides are looking for a new step in the quest for title in this edition, where the win puts its owner one step away from the rise of the African throne.

Both sides faced several hurdles on their way to the semi-finals of the tournament, but they were well on their way to this stage of the tournament.

The Tunisian team began their three-legged tournament with Angola, Mali and Mauritania, and second in their group in the first round, to meet in the second round with their stubborn Ghanaian counterpart before being knocked out by penalty shootout. The Carthage Eagles scored their fourth straight draw In this version.

In the fifth game, the Carthage Eagles achieved their first win in the tournament with a 3-0 win over Madagascar (the surprise of the tournament). The Carthage Eagles ended Madagascar's first-ever adventure.

The results show that the Tunisian team failed to win any big team, as the only giant team they have faced in the last five games is the Ghanaian team, which was overthrown by the "Carthage Eagles" by penalty shootout only.

On the other hand, despite the huge nominations that preceded the team to the tournament and the huge potential enjoyed by the Senegalese team, so far, winning a big team in this tournament, where he won his group in the first round on the teams of Kenya and Tanzania, while losing Before his Algerian counterpart, to take second place in the group.

In the Round of 16, the Senegalese beat Uganda 1-0, the same result as Benin in the quarter-finals. Today's match is the second test against a big team, as in the previous match against Algeria.

The two teams have a similar record on the African stage, each with a long history, but their titles are not in line with their position on the African stage.

The Tunisian team has only one title in the tournament, winning the title in 2004 when they hosted the tournament, while the team failed in the 1965 edition when the host country also the tournament, and fell in front of the Ghanaian in the final, and failed at home also in the copy 1994 and came out of the first round, while the final lost in 1996 to the South African team owner.

In contrast, Senegal have not won the title before to remain one of the most prominent teams with history on the African arena, which has not won the title before.

As the Tunisian team reached the World Cup finals more than once, the Senegalese "Taranga Black" reached the World Cup in the 2002 and 2018 editions, leaving a remarkable mark in his first world appearance, with the quarter-finals deserved. With a large proportion of the nominations in the interest of the Senegalese team to overcome the obstacle of the "Carthage Eagles", will not be the task of "Black Taranja" easy at all, in light of the awakening shown by the Tunisian team in the playoffs, which was the performance of the team unlike in the role the first. According to statistics from the two teams in the current tournament to the relative superiority of the Senegalese team, who scored seven goals and conceded one goal, while shaking Tunisia three times and scored six goals.

But both teams have the weapons to settle the game for their benefit. The Tunisian team is counting on the support of the Tunisian community in Egypt, as well as the Arab communities and the Egyptian fans on the one hand, and the influx of large numbers of fans to Egypt as the team progress in the championship.

The Tunisian team also depends on the outstanding level, which featured more than one player in the tournament, led by Youssef Masakati, who regained his impressive level, in addition to the popular Farajani Sassi, in Egypt, where he plays for Zamalek.

The Senegalese national team, led by national coach Alio Cisse, has a team of professional stars in big European clubs such as Liverpool striker Sadio Mani and Everton's Everton.

Sassi: Aspirations are growing

Tunisia's national star, Ferjani Sassi, said: "His country's ambitions have increased and he is eagerly looking forward to the final of the tournament."

"I had the feeling that we would win two or three goals, that I would be in the game, and I expected Youssef to be in the game, which is what happened," said Sassi, who scored Tunisia's first goal in the match against Madagascar in the quarterfinals.

"We have achieved our goal of reaching the semi-finals after 15 years, but now the ambitions are increasing, we are dealing with each game separately, and we will maintain our focus in today's game to reach the final."