Afcon Quarterfinals Starting XI: Tunisia v Equatorial Guinea 31 January 2015
Africa Cup of Nations - Quarterfinals Teams: Tunisia v Equatorial Guinea Date: 31 January 2015 Venue: Estadio de Bate Africa Cup of Nations hosts, Equatorial Guinea, and Tunisia will be vying for a spot in the semifinals when they lock horns on Saturday night. The match is scheduled to get underway at 21h00. Equatorial Guinea secured their spot in the last eight a with a 2-1 win over Group A favourites Gabon, courtesy of goals from Javier Balbao and Ivan Edu Salvador. Tunisia, meanwhile, booked their place in the quarterfinals after topping Group B ahead of Congo DR and Cape Verde. Defender Diosdado Mbele could return to the Tunisian line-up after serving a one-game suspension. This will be the first time these two nations will meet at the Nations Cup, while they last time they faced off, Tunisia ran out 3-1 winners in a 2014 World Cup qualifying clash. Here's how they line up: Tunisia: Mathlouthi, Youssef, Abdennour, Ragued, Chikhaoui (c), Maaloul, Sassi, Mathlouthi, Khazri, Akachi, Yakoubi Equatorial Guinea: Ovono, Gomez, Mangue, Travieso, Bosio, Lopez (c), Balboa, Aquerico, Viera, Esono
