Tunisia coach resigns after AFCON flop

[Folami David]

Tunisia have accepted the resignation of coach Sami Trabelsi following their failure to get past the first round at the African Cup of Nations in South Africa, a federation statement said.
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The federation said it had accepted a request from the 45-year-old coach to prematurely end his contract.
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Three possible successors have been identified and the federation said a decision would be taken in the coming days, after they had been interviewed.
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The three are Nabil Maaloul, who led Esperance to the African Champions League title in 2001, Khaled Ben Yahia and Maher Kenzari.
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A former World Cup defender, Trabelsi was appointed Tunisia coach in March 2011. He is the first coaching casualty of this year's Nations Cup.