Tunisia coach Sami Trabelsi does not believe that everything depends on tonight's clash against Algeria, in their opening Africa Cup of Nations 2013 Group D match at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg.
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But with Ivory Coast in the same group, this Maghrebi derby certainly takes on a certain importance for the outcome of the tournament.
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'' The first match is always important, but not decisive. But it can give us confidence for the rest of the copetition '', assured the coach of the Carthage Eagles.
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While the former international might have wanted to minimise the importance of this North-African clash, his ambition remained clear.