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126-603: The Africa Cup of Nations , commonly abbreviated as AFCON and officially known as the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, is the main biennial international men's association football competition in Africa . It is sanctioned by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and was first held in 1957 . Since 1968 , it has been held every two years, switching to odd-numbered years in 2013. In

252-406: A plane crash while traveling to play a 1994 World Cup qualification match. Nigerian forward Rashidi Yekini , who had led the 1992 tournament with four goals, repeated as the top scorer with five goals. South Africa hosted the 20th ACN competition in 1996, marking its first ever appearance after a decades-long ban was lifted with the end of apartheid in the country, which had been followed by

378-498: A snow removal vehicle in Vnukovo International Airport , killing four, including three crew members and CEO of Total S.A. Christophe de Margerie on board. Alcohol presence was confirmed in the blood of the driver of the vehicle on the ground. Patrick Pouyanne , who was Total's Refining Chief at that time, was appointed as CEO, and also as chairman of Total in 2015. In 2015, Total unveiled plans to cut 180 jobs in

504-514: A $ 1.1bn deal, to boost its development in renewable energy and electricity businesses. In 2016, Total agreed to acquire $ 2.2-billion in upstream and downstream assets from Petrobras as part of the firms' strategic alliance announced earlier that year. For Total, these new partnerships with Petrobras reinforce Total's position in Brazil through access to new fields in the Santos Basin while entering

630-463: A 0−1 loss against Australia followed, severely hampering Tunisia's odds to progress. A 1−0 victory over France courtesy of a goal from Wahbi Khazri was not enough to seal Tunisia's place in the last 16 as Australia's Mathew Leckie goal against Denmark meant the Asian representative placed second. From 1956 to 2001, the national stadium was Chedly Zouiten Stadium , with a capacity of 18,000. It hosted

756-453: A 1–0 victory against Senegal in the final. The title was Algeria's second ever and first since 1990. Nigeria came third after beating Tunisia 1–0 in their third-place decider match. The prize money awarded to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations winner amounted to $ 4.5 million while runners-up Senegal got $ 2.5 million. Match days 3 and 4 of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers , which was slated from 25 to 30 March 2020, were postponed due to

882-477: A 20-year absence: they again failed to advance from the group stages, losing 2–0 to England and 1–0 to Colombia , and drawing 1–1 with Romania . Kasperczak was sacked and replaced with Francesco Scoglio , who guided the team to the 2000 African Cup of Nations , where they finished in fourth place after losing to Cameroon in the semi-finals. The following year, Scoglio departed to rejoin Genoa CFC , sparking

1008-545: A 40 percent interest in two licences in the Gainsborough Trough area of northern England for $ 48 million. In July 2014, the company disclosed it was in talks to sell its LPG distribution business in France to Pennsylvania-based UGI Corporation for €450 million ($ 615 million). On 20 October 2014, at 23:57 MST , a Dassault Falcon 50 business jet heading to Paris caught fire and exploded during takeoff after colliding with

1134-750: A 50% stake in its joint venture in Malaysia (SapuraOMV) for $ 903 million. The deal includes the repayment of a $ 350 million loan from OMV to the joint venture. On 21 February 2024, TotalEnergies and Airbus entered a strategic partnership to meet emission-reduction goals through the use of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF). TotalEnergies will provide more than 50% of Airbus’ European fuel requirements. Compared to fossil fuels, SAF can reduce CO2 emissions by up to 90%. TotalEnergies and QatarEnergy entered an agreement on 6 March 2024 to purchase participating interests in South Africa ’s Orange Basin offshore oil field. Under

1260-563: A French colony, began in 1946, with Algeria becoming a leading source of oil in the 1950s. In 1954, CFP introduced its downstream product – Total brand of gasoline in Africa and Europe. Total entered the United States in 1971 by acquiring Leonard Petroleum of Alma, Michigan and several Standard Oil of Indiana stations in Metro Detroit . In 1980, Total Petroleum (North America) Ltd.,

1386-544: A biennial to a quadrennial tournament, and the switching of the Africa Cup of Nations from even to odd-number years, meant that some previous Africa Cup of Nations champions such as Egypt , Zambia , and Ivory Coast (winners of the 2010, 2012, and 2015 tournaments respectively) were deprived from participating in the Confederations Cup tournament . In 2011, Morocco won the bid to host the 2015 edition , and Libya won

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1512-474: A company controlled 50% by CFP, bought the American refining and marketing assets of Vickers Petroleum as part of a sell-off by Esmark of its energy holdings. This purchase gave Total refining capacity, transportation, and a network of 350 service stations in 20 states. Total's leadership had been aware of the deleterious effects of global warming since at least 1971; The company nevertheless openly denied

1638-468: A consortium led by CNPC (37.5%), which also included TOTAL (18.75%) and Petronas (18.75%) was awarded a production contract for the " Halfaya field " in the south of Iraq, which contains an estimated 4.1 billion barrels (650,000,000 m ) of oil. In 2010 Total and Erg merged their respective subsidiaries Total Italia and Erg Petroli , forming TotalErg , 49% controlled by the French group and 51% by

1764-423: A decline. Between 1980 and 1992, the team managed to qualify for only two tournaments: the 1982 African Cup of Nations , and the 1988 Summer Olympics . In both, they were knocked out in the first round. They, however, reached the last round of the 1986 World Cup qualifiers by beating Nigeria before being defeated by Algeria . Former Cameroon manager Jean Vincent was hired but the team was unable to qualify for

1890-423: A draw with Morocco. Youssef Zouaoui replaced him; Tunisia hosted the 1994 African Cup of Nations replacing original hosts Zaire , but finished at the bottom of the group, after a 2–0 loss to Mali and a draw with Zaire. Henryk Kasperczak became the new manager after Tunisia hosted the 1994 African Cup of Nations. Tunisia qualified for the 1996 AFCON and finished second in their group, putting them through to

2016-404: A failed attempt to qualify in 1994. The number of final-round participants in 1996 was expanded to 16, split into four groups. However, the actual number of teams playing in the final was only 15, because Nigeria withdrew from the tournament at the final moment for political reasons. Bafana Bafana won their first title on home soil, defeating Tunisia in the final. The South Africans would reach

2142-657: A few hundred meters from the crash site of the 1993 air disaster of their national team. The 2013 tournament was won by Nigeria, beating first time finalists Burkina Faso. In 2014–15, the West African Ebola virus epidemic disrupted the tournament. All football activities in Liberia were suspended, and the Antoinette Tubman Stadium in Monrovia was converted into an Ebola treatment unit. The 2015 Africa Cup of Nations

2268-470: A joint venture called Saudi Aramco Total Refining and Petrochemical Company (SATORP)- in which a 62.5% stake was held by Saudi Aramco and the balance 37.5% held by Total. Total withdrew in 2006 from all Iranian development work because of United Nations concerns that resulted in sanctions over possible weaponization of the Nuclear program of Iran . During the 2009–2010 Iraqi oil services contracts tender ,

2394-729: A new African record, not being defeated for 19 consecutive Cup of Nations matches, since a 2–1 loss against Algeria in Tunisia in 2004 , and a record 9 consecutive win streak. In May 2010, it was announced that the tournament would be moved to odd-numbered years from 2013 in order to prevent the tournament from taking place in the same year as the World Cup . It also meant there were two tournaments within twelve months in January 2012 ( co-hosted by Gabon and Equatorial Guinea ) and January 2013 ( hosted by South Africa ). The change of FIFA Confederations Cup from

2520-518: A period of severe instability. Eckhard Krautzun initially took over and guided the team to a second World Cup appearance, but then resigned, citing interference from the Tunisian FA with his coaching. Henri Michel replaced him, but was sacked when Tunisia crashed out of the 2002 African Cup of Nations without scoring a single goal after scoreless draws with Senegal and Zambia and a defeat from Egypt. Finally, Ammar Souayah took over in time for

2646-523: A record for the competition by holding each of their opponents scoreless in the six matches of the final tournament. The 12-team, three-group format was used again two years later, where hosts Tunisia were humiliated by their first-round elimination. Nigeria , who had just qualified to the World Cup for the first time in their history, won the tournament , beating Zambia , who a year before had been struck by disaster when most of their national squad died in

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2772-509: A training camp in Switzerland, where they played international friendlies against Swiss clubs. Tunisia would only record one draw in Germany, against Saudi Arabia, losing against Spain and Ukraine . Hatem Trabelsi announced his retirement from international football after eight years, and Lemerre led Tunisia to the 2008 African Cup of Nations. Tunisia won their 2008 AFCON group after a draw in

2898-523: A world cup match by beating Mexico 3–1 in the first match, they have since qualified six times and never making it past the group stage. The team qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in 1962 and won the title in 2004 when they hosted the event after beating Morocco in the final . Tunisia qualified for the FIFA Confederations Cup in the 2005 and was eliminated in

3024-669: Is primarily red and their away kit is white, which is a reference to the national flag of Tunisia. The team has qualified for the FIFA World Cup six times, qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations twenty-one times, competed in four editions of Olympic football tournaments and one participation in the FIFA Confederation Cup . Tunisia's main venue is the Hammadi Agrebi Stadium in Radès , Tunis since 2001. Kais Yaâkoubi ,

3150-548: Is the biggest discovery of oil reserves since 1968. In 2013, Total increased its stake in Novatek to 16.96%. In 2013, Total and its joint venture partner agreed to buy Chevron Corporation 's retail distribution business in Pakistan for an undisclosed amount. In January 2014, Total became the first major oil and gas firm to acquire exploration rights for shale gas in the UK after it bought

3276-447: Is the most successful nation in the cup's history, winning the tournament seven times, with Cameroon winning five times and Ghana four times. Three trophies have been awarded during the tournament's history; the current trophy was first awarded in 2002. Egypt won an unprecedented three consecutive titles in 2006, 2008, and 2010. In 2013, the tournament format was switched to being held in odd-numbered years so as not to interfere with

3402-432: Is the team’s interim head coach, since 5 November 2024. On 2 June 1957, Tunisia played their first match after their independace against Libya and they won 4–2. Periods of regular Tunisian representation at the highest international level, from 1962 to 1978, from 1994 to 2008 and again from 2014 onwards. The team qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 1978 , becoming the first African and Arab team to win

3528-442: The 1957 Arab Games where they won against Libya 4–3 after scoring the first Tunisian goal in an official competition by Farzit . They won against Iraq 4–2 and Lebanon 4–2 before losing in the final against Syria 3–1. In 1960, Yugoslavian Milan Kristić became the first foreign manager. The national team qualified for the 1960 Summer Olympics , their first international event after beating Malta , Morocco and Sudan . In

3654-541: The 1986 edition , the other dominant team during this period was Algeria , along with their solid 1982 and decent 1986 World Cup appearances, the North African nation lost in the final against hosts Nigeria in the 1980 tournament allowing the Super Eagles to capture their first championship. After the 1980 edition , Algeria reached the semi-finals of every edition except the 1986 cup until they eventually won

3780-565: The 1988 African Cup in Morocco after a defeat against Algeria. The team experienced poor results in the African Games with defeats against Cameroon, Madagascar and Kenya . Taoufik Ben Othman , assistant manager in 1978, improved Tunisia's results, as they qualified for the Olympic Games after surpassing Morocco and Egypt in the qualifiers. However, he was removed days before the start of

3906-449: The 2004 African Cup of Nations , winning the group. They defeated Senegal in the quarter-finals, and Nigeria in the semi-finals. Tunisia built a 1–0 lead after four minutes with Mehdi Nafti 's concentration pushed by Francileudo Santos , before Morocco levelled. Tunisia restored their lead, giving them their first African Cup of Nations title. They also won the CAF's African National Team of

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4032-844: The 2004 African Cup of Nations final . The Tunisians often host their matches at the Mustapha Ben Jannet Stadium in Monastir which has a capacity of 20,000. In addition, there are many other venues that host games, such as the Sousse Olympic Stadium , which hosted a friendly match between Tunisia and Switzerland in November 2012 and also hosted a match in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification . Tunisia's main football rivals are its neighbours Algeria, Morocco, and Egypt, with which it shares close cultural and political relations. Tunisia have played 45 games against Algeria . After

4158-483: The 2004 edition . In 2001, Hammadi Agrebi Stadium was inaugurated as Tunisia's national stadium ahead of the 2001 Mediterranean Games . Located in Radès , Tunis . The stadium has an all-seater capacity of 60,000. The first match at the stadium was played on 7 July 2001 between Étoile du Sahel and CS Hammam-Lif for the Tunisian Cup final. Tunisia have used the stadium for almost every major home game, including

4284-449: The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations , Tunisia snatched a late winner against Algeria , before a defeat by Ivory Coast , 3–0. The last match ended with a 1–1 draw against Togo . In February 2013, Nabil Maâloul replaced Sami Trabelsi; in their first two 2014 World Cup qualification matches, Tunisia beat Sierra Leone 2–1 and clinched a 2–2 draw in Freetown . On 16 June, during the fifth round of

4410-481: The 2021 FIFA Arab Cup ; Tunisia started with a 5–1 win against Mauritania. They then suffered an unexpected defeat to Syria , before winning against the United Arab Emirates . In the quarter-finals Tunisia won against Oman 2–1, and scored a 95th minute winner against Egypt in the semi-finals. Tunisia faced Algeria in the final, losing 2–0. The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations was postponed to early 2022; in

4536-809: The 2022 tournament in Qatar, the first hosted by an Arab nation, after beating Mali 1–0 on aggregate, taking revenge for the earlier loss in the AFCON. They then defeated Chile and Japan to win the 2022 Kirin Cup Soccer title for the first time, and Ferjani Sassi was named the best player of the tournament while his compatriot Issam Jebali finished as the top scorer with two goals. Tunisia played two pre-World Cup friendlies in France in September 2022, defeating Comoros 1−0 in Croissy-sur-Seine and losing 5−1 to Brazil at

4662-477: The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification on El Watania 2 channel. Six companies have supplied sports uniforms to the Tunisian national team. Starting in 1970, when Adidas supplied the Tunisian national team's uniforms for 24 years. Italy's Lotto provided Tunisia's until 1998, and Uhlsport has supplied the Tunisian team as well. From 2002 to 2011, Puma provided the Tunisian national football team kits. In 2019,

4788-425: The Africa Cup of Nations in 1965 and 1994 and the 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship before it was replaced after the construction of El Menzah Stadium in 1967 for the 1967 Mediterranean Games . Tunisia's first match at the stadium was played on 8 September 1967 against Libya . It hosted the 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship and was completely renovated for the 1994 African Cup of Nations . It also hosted

4914-477: The COVID-19 pandemic . The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations tournament, hosted by Cameroon , and was postponed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic . The Confederation of African Football increased the cash prize for the winner from $ 4.5 million to $ 5 million for 2021 Africa Cup of Nations while the second-best team will get $ 2.75 million. Senegal won the tournament for the first time after beating Egypt on penalties in

5040-523: The Euro Stoxx 50 stock market index . In the 2023 Forbes Global 2000 , TotalEnergies was ranked as the 21st largest company in the world. The company was founded after World War I, when petrol was seen as vital in case of a new war with Germany. The then-French President Raymond Poincaré rejected the idea of forming a partnership with Royal Dutch Shell in favour of creating an entirely French oil company. At Poincaré's behest, Col. Ernest Mercier , with

5166-673: The FIFA Arab Cup in 2021 , which Algeria won. The two teams have met 39 times in both official and friendly matches. Tunisia have won 16 matches against Egypt's 12. 11 matches have ended in a draw. Tunisia and Morocco have played 50 games since their independence from France in 1956. Their first match was in 1962 World Cup qualification , which took place on 30 October 1960 in Casablanca . Many matches were played in World Cup qualification as they met in 1962 , 1970 , 1978 , 1990 , 1994 and 2006 qualifying. They also met four times in

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5292-499: The FIFA World Cup in the Middle East and North Africa region. Issam Chaouali remains one of the most important commentators covering Tunisia's matches. During the second round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification , Tunisian Television did not broadcast the matches. However, it acquired the rights to broadcast two matches of the third round against Mali . Tunisian Television is currently broadcasting Tunisia's matches in

5418-644: The FIFA World Cup . Ivory Coast are the tournament's current champions, having beaten Nigeria 2–1 in the 2023 final . The origin of the African Nations Cup dates from June 1956, when the creation of the Confederation of African Football was proposed during the third FIFA congress in Lisbon . There were immediate plans for a continental tournament to be held and, in February 1957, the first Africa Cup of Nations

5544-477: The Girassol oil field was discovered and operated by TotalEnergies SE. After Total's takeover of Petrofina of Belgium in 1999, it became known as Total Fina. Afterwards, it also acquired Elf Aquitaine . First named TotalFinaElf after the merger in 2000, its name reverted to Total in 2003. During that rebranding, the globe logo was unveiled. In 2003, Total signed for a 30% stake in the gas exploration venture in

5670-552: The Parc des Princes in Paris. With the exception of Brazil, Tunisia's relatively good forms increased confidence on the side to break the knockout stage taboo as Tunisia found themselves grouped with world champions France , European dark horse Denmark and Asian minnows Australia . In Group D , Tunisia drew Euro 2020 semi-finalists Denmark 0−0 in a rather decent display by the African side. But

5796-722: The Tunisian league . The team's first match was on 11 March 1928, against the French B team , in which Tunisia lost 8–2. Their next friendlies, against the same team on 23 March 1930 and 26 March 1933, also resulted in losses. Tunisia's first win was a 1–0 victory over French Algeria in 1932. Most of the matches that Tunisia played in the 1930s and 1940s were against French teams at the Stade Vélodrome in Tunis . Tunisia gained independence from France on 20 March 1956. The Tunisian Football Federation

5922-476: The UEFA European Championship , with qualifying groups of four to seven teams depending on the editions where each selection plays a round-trip opposition against each of its opponents, the qualified country being decided according to its classification within its group. Only the hosts received an automatic qualification spot, with the other 23 teams qualifying through a qualification tournament . At

6048-403: The final . The number of teams and the format of each final tournament have varied over the years. In most tournaments, the tournament consists of a round-robin group stage followed by a single-elimination knockout stage. Since the 1962 edition , this competition has been held in two phases: a qualification phase (or called the elimination phase) and a final tournament. The host country of

6174-565: The independence of Algeria , a friendly match took place at the Stade Chedly Zouiten . The teams also met three times in the qualifying phase of the World Cup in 1970 , 1978 and 1986 . The overall record slightly favours the Algerians with 16 wins, 14 draws and 14 losses. Algeria and Tunisia played three times in official competitions: twice in the Africa Cup of Nations , in 2013 and 2017 , which Tunisia won both times, and once in

6300-529: The 2002 World Cup; the team drew in friendlies with Norway and South Korea and were defeated by Denmark and Slovenia. In the finals, Tunisia exited the tournament in the group stage, drawing 1–1 with Belgium , losing 2–0 to Russia and co-hosts Japan , prompting a search for a new manager. In September 2002, the Tunisian Football Federation announced that it was finalizing a contract with former France manager Roger Lemerre . Tunisia hosted

6426-404: The 22 teams entered in the preliminary rounds. The qualifying teams were distributed in two groups of four to play single round-robin tournaments , with the top two teams of each group advancing to semi-finals, a system that remained in use for the finals until 1992. The Democratic Republic of Congo won its first title, beating Ghana in the final. Starting with the 1968 tournament, the competition

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6552-560: The Africa Cup of Nations consecutively and have become two-time champions (two consecutive titles) or three-time champions (three consecutive titles). Bold indicate tournament hosts There are currently six post-tournament awards TotalEnergies TotalEnergies has its head office in the Tour Total in La Défense district in Courbevoie , west of Paris . The company is a component of

6678-636: The Africa Cup of Nations. In July 2017, two changes were proposed: switching the timing of the competition from January to the Northern Hemisphere summer and expanding from 16 to 24 teams (effective from the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations ). On 20 July 2017, the CAF Executive Commission approved the propositions at a meeting in Rabat, Morocco . Algeria won the African Cup of Nations 2019 , achieving

6804-453: The African Cup of Nations. Two of them ended in a draw in 1978 and 2000 and the other two matches ended up as a Tunisian win in the 2004 and 2012 AFCONs. Tunisian Television has been broadcasting the matches of the Tunisian national team since independence. BeIN Sports currently broadcasts the team's matches during international competitions such as the Africa Cup of Nations and

6930-418: The African level after defeating Ghana 1–0 in the final, retaining the gold-plated cup indefinitely and extending its record to seven continental titles (including when Egypt was known as UAR between 1958 and 1961). Egypt became the first African nation to win three consecutive cups and joined Mexico , Argentina , and Iran who also won their continent cup three times in a row. On 31 January 2010, Egypt set

7056-419: The CAF participated in the final tournament, namely Egypt , Ethiopia and Sudan ( South Africa was excluded just after its foundation due to Apartheid ). In 1962, new nations were affiliated and forced CAF to set up a qualifying phase for the final tournament in the form of knockout matches. This system was used until the 1992 edition , when the organization of the qualifying phase became closer to that of

7182-716: The Cup of Nations again until 1976, and did not qualify until 1978. In 1973, the team entered the Palestine Cup of Nations and won in dominant fashion, winning all six of their matches overcoming Syria, Egypt , Palestine , Yemen and Iraq, scoring 19 goals. In February 1975, after a short stint with Hungarian manager André Nagy , Abdelmajid Chetali was hired. Tunisia qualified for their FIFA World Cup debut in 1978 . Tunisia defeated Mexico 3–1, but were defeated by Poland 1–0, and drew scoreless against defending champion West Germany . After their inaugural World Cup, Tunisia experienced

7308-573: The European nation’s commitment to fossil fuels beyond 2050. In 2023, Total invested $ 300 million in a renewable energy joint venture with Adani Green Energy . The joint venture's portfolio capacity is 1,050 MW - 300 MW of operating capacity, 500 MW of solar projects under construction and 250 MW of projects under development, as well as solar and wind power projects in India . At the end of January 2024, TotalEnergies reached an agreement with OMV to purchase

7434-639: The Iranian South Pars gas field because of sanctions pressure from the US. In 2019, Total announced the sale of a 30% stake in the Trapil pipeline network to crude oil storage operator Pisto SAS for €260 million. Later that year, Total signed deals to transfer 30% and 28.33% of its assets in Namibia 's Block 2913B and Block 2912 respectively to QatarEnergy . The company will also transfer 40% of its existing 25% interests in

7560-537: The Italian company Kappa began making them. The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.    Win    Draw    Loss    Fixture The following players were called up for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Madagascar and The Gambia , on 14 and 18 November 2024 respectively. Information correct as of 18 November 2024, after

7686-522: The Italian one. As of 2010, Total had over 96,000 employees and operated in more than 130 countries. In 2010, Total announced plans to pull out of the forecourt market in the United Kingdom. In 2012, Total announced it was selling its 20% stake and operating mandate in its Nigerian offshore project to a unit of China Petrochemical Corp for $ 2.5 billion. In 2013, Total started the operation at Kashagan with North Caspian Operating Company . It

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7812-582: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) – South Rub' al-Khali joint venture along with Royal Dutch Shell and Saudi Aramco . The stake was later bought out by its partners. In 2006, Saudi Aramco and Total signed a memorandum of understanding to develop the Jubail Refinery and Petrochemical project in Saudi Arabia which targeted 400,000 barrels per day (bpd). Two years later, the two companies officially established

7938-406: The North Africans 5–2, and in Tunisia's last game against Panama , the Arab nation won 2–1. Tunisia qualified for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations with new manager Alain Giresse ; the new manager would only record three ties, against Angola , Mali , and Mauritania to qualify for the round 16. They eventually would win against Ghana , and Madagascar 3–0 in the quarter-finals, to qualify for

8064-450: The Olympic Games, the team suffered three defeats: against Poland 6–1, Argentina 2–1, and Denmark 3–1. Frane Matošić was appointed as the second Yugoslav coach of Tunisia after Kristić led Tunisia to qualify for the Olympics. In 1962, Tunisia entered the African Cup of Nations qualifiers for the first time. The team qualified for the tournament after beating Morocco and Nigeria , and went on to finish third after beating Uganda in

8190-406: The Orinduik and Kanuku blocks of Guyana and 25% interest in Blocks L11A, L11B, and L12 of Kenya to QatarEnergy. In July 2020 the company changed its name from Total SA to Total SE as part of registration as a European company. In 2020, the company announced its intention to cut 500 voluntary jobs in France. In 2021, Total left the American Petroleum Institute lobby, due to differences in

8316-529: The SHPGX. In July 2023, Iraq signed a $ 27 billion energy agreement with TotalEnergies to develop the country’s energy sector and boost output of oil, gas and renewables. Additionally, Indian Oil Corp , has signed liquefied natural gas (LNG) import deals with ADNOC LNG and TotalEnergies in the same month. In October 2023, TotalEnergies sold its Canadian operations to Suncor Energy for C$ 1.47 billion($ 1.07 billion). TotalEnergies has agreed to buy liquefied natural gas from Qatar for 27 years, cementing

8442-432: The Tunisian national team reached the fourteenth place in the world in April and May 2018. It is also considered the best African team in the FIFA World Ranking between January and December 2018. Below is a chart of Tunisia's FIFA ranking since 1993.     Best Ranking     Worst Ranking     Best Mover     Worst Mover Throughout its history, according to FIFA statutes

8568-472: The United Kingdom, reduce refinery capacity and slow spending on North Sea fields after it fell to a $ 5.7bn final-quarter loss. The company said it would also sell off $ 5bn worth of assets worldwide and cut exploration costs by 30%. In 2016, Total signed a $ 224M deal to buy Lampiris, the third-largest Belgian supplier of gas and renewable energy to expand its gas and power distribution activities. In 2016, Total bought French battery maker Saft Groupe S.A. in

8694-443: The Unity Cup indefinitely after they became three-time champions in 2000. In 2001, the third trophy was revealed, a gold-plated cup designed and made in Italy . Cameroon, permanent holders of the previous trophy, were the first nation to be awarded the new trophy after they won the 2002 edition. Egypt won the gold-plated cup indefinitely after they became three-time champions in 2010. Unlike previous winners who would have then taken

8820-420: The World Cup and its results in friendlies against Iran and Costa Rica , led to its rise to 14th place in the FIFA World Rankings , their best ever. Before the World Cup, Tunisia drew with Turkey and Portugal , in addition to a narrow defeat against Spain 1–0. Despite this, in the World Cup, Tunisia were once again eliminated from the group stage. In the first match, England won 2–1. Belgium defeated

8946-405: The Year award. Lemerre became the first manager to win two different continental tournaments, having previously won Euro 2000 with France. As a result, Tunisia qualified for the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup in Germany, playing the hosts, Argentina and Australia . The only points they would win was a victory over Australia. Before their 2006 World Cup appearance, Lemerre took the Tunisians to

9072-541: The agreement, TotalEnergies will have the exclusive right to operate its wells in Block 3B/4B with a 33% interest holding, while QatarEnergy will receive a 24% interest in the same block. In 22 April 2024, OmanLNG and TotalEnergies signed a deal in which OmanLNG will provide 800,000 metric tons of liquified natural gas. On 14 November, 2024, TotalEnergies announced that it will fill all of its upstream assets with real-time methane leak detection equipment by 2025 to help minimize

9198-411: The best African teams, especially thanks to its good results in the Africa Cup of Nations (3rd place in the 1962 edition, second place in the 1965 and 1996 editions and the champion in the 2004 edition). But also after the good results in 2017 and 2018: the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (eight matches: six wins and two draws) and friendlies (five matches: 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat); Thus,

9324-583: The common vision of how to tackle the fight against climate change. In 2021, Total said that it had registered an income of $ 3 billion for the period of January–March, which is close to the levels registered before the pandemic. In 2021, the company announced a name change to TotalEnergies as an intended illustration of its investments in the production of green electricity. At the Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting in May of that year, shareholders approved

9450-554: The company's stock but by 1996 had reduced its stake to less than 1 percent. In the period between 1990 and 1994, foreign ownership of the firm increased from 23 percent to 44 percent. Meanwhile, Total continued to expand its retail presence in North America under several brand names. In 1989, Denver, Colorado –based Total Petroleum, Total CFP's North American unit, purchased 125 Road Runner retail locations from Texarkana, Texas –based Truman Arnold Companies. By 1993, Total Petroleum

9576-501: The competition after poor results in the 1988 Arab Cup and failure to win in their matches against Saudi Arabia , Lebanon, Egypt and Iraq, as well as friendlies against Malta , Finland and East Germany. Polish manager Antoni Piechniczek was temporarily appointed and supervised the team in the first round of 1990 World Cup qualifiers and also in the finals of the Olympic Games; in the latter, Tunisia tied China 0–0 and Sweden 2–2 and lost to West Germany 4–1. Mokhtar Tlili

9702-410: The competition in 1990 . Ghana's fourth continental title came in the 1982 cup tournament , where they beat host Libya in the final. The match ended in a 1–1 draw after 120 minutes and Ghana national football team won the penalty shootout to become champions. In 1990, the 1990 African Cup of Nations was the 17th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa (CAF). It

9828-469: The emissions. This is expected to help the company in its target of slashing methane emissions to nearly zero percent by 2030. Tunisia national football team The Tunisia national football team represents Tunisia in men's international association football competitions and it is controlled by the Tunisian Football Federation (TFF), which governs football in Tunisia . On the continental level,

9954-456: The event and won the title after beating Sudan in the final. They repeated that as they became champions two years later in Tunisia —equalling Egypt as two-time winners—with a squad that included only two returning members from the 1963 team. In 1965, the CAF introduced a rule that limited the number of overseas players in each team to two. The rule persisted until 1982. The 1968, competition 's final tournament format expanded to include eight of

10080-412: The field to 15, and the same happened with Togo 's withdrawal in 2010), and until 2017, the format had been unchanged, with the 16 teams being drawn into four groups of four teams each, with the top two teams of each group advancing to a "knock-out" stage. On 20 July 2017, the 2019 edition of the tournament was moved from January to June and all future tournaments were expanded from 16 to 24 teams. Egypt

10206-492: The final again two years later in Burkina Faso , but were unable to defend their title, losing to Egypt who claimed their fourth cup. The 2000 edition was hosted jointly by Ghana and Nigeria , who replaced the originally designated host Zimbabwe . Following a 2–2 draw after extra time in the final, Cameroon defeated Nigeria on penalty kicks. In 2002, Cameroon's Indomitable Lions won their second consecutive title. This

10332-412: The final tournament is automatically qualified, and in the first editions the defending champion was also qualified for the following tournament. The qualification phase has evolved over time according to the increasing number of nations affiliated to the Confederation of African Football (CAF). It was set up from 1962 , during the first two editions of the Africa Cup of Nations, the founding nations of

10458-485: The final. For the only time to date in the history of the competition, the match had to be replayed as the first contest between the two sides ended in a 2–2 draw after extra time. The final was re-staged two days later with Zaire winning 2–0. Forward Mulamba Ndaye scored all four of Zaire's goals in these two matches: he was also the top scorer of the tournament with nine goals, setting a single-tournament record that remains unmatched. Three months earlier, Zaire had become

10584-421: The finals, the 24 teams were drawn into six groups of four teams each. The teams in each group played a single round robin. After the group stage, the top two teams and the four best third-placed teams advanced to the round of 16. The winners advanced to the quarter-finals. The winners of the quarter-finals advanced to the semi-finals. The losers of the semi-finals played in a third-place play-off, while winners of

10710-495: The findings of climate science until the 1990s; Total also pursued a number of strategies to cover up the threat and contribution to climate change . The company renamed itself Total CFP in 1985, to build on the popularity of its gasoline brand. Later in 1991, the name was changed to Total, when it became a public company listed on the New York Stock Exchange . In 1991, the French government held more than 30 percent of

10836-482: The first Sub-Saharan African nation to qualify to the FIFA World Cup . Morocco won their first title in the 1976 ANC held in Ethiopia and Ghana took its third championship in 1978, becoming the first nation to win three titles. Between 1980 and 1990, Cameroon managed to reach the final of the Africa Cup three times in a row, winning the competition twice in 1984 and 1988 and losing once on penalties against Egypt in

10962-541: The first continental champion after defeating hosts Sudan in the semi-final by 2–1 and Ethiopia in the final by a score of 4–0. Two years later in 1959, Egypt hosted the second ANC in Cairo with the participation of the same three teams. Host and defending champions Egypt again won, after defeating Sudan in the final by a score at of 2–1 . The field grew to include nine teams for the third ANC in 1962 in Addis Ababa , and for

11088-510: The first time during the 1970 tournament in Sudan, as the hosts lifted the trophy after defeating Ghana – who were playing their fourth consecutive final. Six nations won titles from 1970 to 1980: Sudan , Congo-Brazzaville , Zaire , Morocco , Ghana, and Nigeria. Zaire's second title in the 1974 edition (it won its first as the Democratic Republic of Congo ) came after facing Zambia in

11214-445: The first time there was a qualification round to determine which four teams would play for the title. Host Ethiopia and reigning champion Egypt received automatic berths and were joined in the final four by Nigeria and Tunisia . Egypt made its third consecutive final appearance, but the Ethiopia team emerged as victors, first beating Tunisia and then downing Egypt in extra time . In 1963, Ghana made its first appearance as it hosted

11340-495: The first tournament in 1957, there were only three participating nations: Egypt , Sudan , and Ethiopia . South Africa who were originally scheduled to join, but all were disqualified due to the apartheid policies of the government then in power. Since then, the tournament has expanded greatly, making it necessary to hold a qualifying tournament. The number of participants in the final tournament reached 16 in 1998 (16 teams were to compete in 1996, but Nigeria withdrew, reducing

11466-484: The gas value chain. Between 2013 and 2017, Total organized the ARGOS Challenge , a robotic competition with the aim to develop robots for their oil and gas production sites. It was won by an Austrian-German team using a variant of the taurob tracker robot. In 2017, Total signed a deal for a total amount of $ 4.8b with Iran for the development and production of South Pars , the world's largest gas field. The deal

11592-482: The group stage in the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations . In June 2010, Bertrand Marchand was appointed manager for a two-year contract. After a series of horrendous results, Tunisia fell to 65th in the FIFA World Rankings , the worst in its history. Sami Trabelsi was appointed, and the team qualified for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations , where they were eliminated in the quarter-finals after a defeat by Ghana . In

11718-407: The group stage, Tunisia began with a 1–0 defeat against Mali , with Zambian referee Janny Sikazwe ending the match in the 85th minute. In the second match, the team achieved a 4–0 victory over Mauritania, and lost against Gambia in the last group match. Tunisia defeated Nigeria in the round of 16, and were eliminated by Burkina Faso . In March, Tunisia qualified for their sixth World Cup,

11844-442: The group stage, Tunisia tied 1–1 against Equatorial Guinea. A 2–0 loss to Cape Verde on 7 September all but eliminated Tunisia; however, Tunisia advanced after FIFA disqualified Cape Verde for cheating. They would then be knocked out by Cameroon. Belgian manager Georges Leekens was appointed in early 2014; early results included a 1–1 draw against Colombia and a 1–0 win over South Korea , both in friendly matches. Under Leekens,

11970-504: The group stage. The team won the African Nations Championship in 2011 by beating Angola in the final and the FIFA Arab Cup in 1963 , eventually winning with 8 points on their first participation. Radhi Jaïdi , with 105 international matches, holds the record for the number of matches played on the Tunisian national team while Issam Jemâa , with 36 goals, is their all-time highest scorer. The highest rank reached by

12096-486: The international calendar, although this would preclude many countries in central and west Africa from hosting the competition (for these months occur during their wet season ). The 2008 tournament was hosted by Ghana, and saw Egypt retain the trophy, winning its record-extending sixth tournament by defeating Cameroon 1–0 in the final. Egypt set a new record in the 2010 tournament (hosted by Angola ) by winning its third consecutive title in an unprecedented achievement on

12222-560: The launch on the French residential market of Total Spring, a natural gas and green power offering that is 10% cheaper than regulated tariffs. Total is thus pursuing its strategy of downstream integration in the gas and power value chain in Europe. On 10 January 2018 TotalErg was acquired by Gruppo API , with the exception of the Special Fluids division, acquired by the newly formed Total Italia . In 2018, Total officially withdrew from

12348-602: The match against [REDACTED]   Gambia . The following players have been called up within the last twelve months.   Champions   Runners-up   Third place   Fourth place     Hosted tournament The list shown below shows the Tunisia national football team all−time international record against opposing nations . Tunisia's FIFA rankings have ranged from 65 in July 2010, to 14 in April 2018. The Tunisian national team has always been one of

12474-459: The name change to TotalEnergies. In 2022, TotalEnergies announced it would end all operations in Myanmar , citing rampant human rights abuses and deteriorating rule of law since the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état and has also called for international sanctions targeting the oil and gas sector in the country, which is one of the main sources of revenue for Myanmar's government. As of 11 March 2022, Total

12600-401: The opening match against Senegal 2–2, a 3–1 victory over South Africa, and a goalless draw against Angola. They then lost against Cameroon 3–2 in extra time. Portuguese Humberto Coelho was appointed as the new manager on 3 June 2008. Coelho would fail to qualify for the 2010 World Cup. Faouzi Benzarti was appointed as the new manager, and was also sacked after Tunisia were eliminated from

12726-503: The quarter-finals. Tunisia went on to beat Gabon in the quarter-finals and Zambia in the semi-finals, to reach their first major final in 31 years, but lost to host country South Africa 2–0. Tunisia reached the quarter-finals of the 1998 African Cup of Nations in the lead of the group with a win over DR Congo , Togo and a defeat from Ghana , where they were eliminated in a penalty shootout by host country Burkina Faso . The team also qualified for that year's World Cup after

12852-526: The right to host the 2013 tournament , but the 2011 Libyan civil war prompted Libya and South Africa to trade years, with South Africa hosting in 2013 and Libya hosting in 2017. Ongoing fighting in Libya ultimately prompted CAF to move the 2017 tournament to Gabon ). In 2012, Zambia won the final after a penalty shootout against Ivory Coast. This drew increased media attention since the match took place in Gabon, only

12978-417: The semi-finals for the first time in 15 years, losing to Senegal 1–0 in extra time. In September 2021, the national team began its 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign with three consecutive victories against Equatorial Guinea, Zambia, and Mauritania; they would then draw Mauritania 0–0 and lose against Equatorial Guinea 1–0, to advance for the third round on the top of the group . Qatar hosted

13104-498: The semi-finals played in the final. Throughout the history of the Africa Cup of Nations, three trophies have been awarded to the winners of the competition. The original trophy, made of silver, was the Abdelaziz Abdallah Salem Trophy, named after the first CAF president, Egyptian Abdelaziz Abdallah Salem . As the first winner of three Africa Cup of Nations tournaments, Ghana obtained the right to permanently hold

13230-782: The support of 90 banks and companies, founded Total in 1924, as the Compagnie française des pétroles (CFP) (in English, the French Petroleum Company). As per the agreement reached during the San Remo conference of 1920, the French state received the 25% share held by Deutsche Bank in the Turkish Petroleum Company (TPC) as part of the compensation for war damages caused by Germany during World War I . The French government's stake in TPC

13356-468: The team climbed from 49th to 22nd in the FIFA rankings. Tunisia qualified for the 2015 African Cup of Nations , and topped their group for the first time since 2008, winning against Zambia and drawing with Cape Verde and DR Congo . They were eliminated in the quarter-finals after a defeat to host Equatorial Guinea . In July 2015, Henryk Kasperczak returned as manager after 17 years. He managed to qualify

13482-501: The team competes under the Confederation of African Football (CAF), which governs associate football in Africa , and is also affiliated with FIFA for global competitions. Additionally, the team is a member of the Union of North African Football (UNAF) and the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA). The team is colloquially known as Eagles of Carthage by fans and the media, with the bald eagle serving as its symbol. Their home kit

13608-507: The team for the 2017 African Cup , and reached the quarter-finals of the competition after beating Algeria and Zimbabwe , before losing again in this round, this time against Burkina Faso . On 27 April 2017, Nabil Maâloul returned as manager despite the disapproval of the Tunisian supporters following the failure at the 2014 World Cup qualifiers, but this time he qualified Tunisia for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Tunisia's qualification for

13734-451: The team in the FIFA Men's World Ranking is 14th in April and May 2018, while their lowest rank is 65th in July 2010. Tunisia holds the record for most African Cup of Nations attended, appearing at seventeen consecutive tournaments. They have not been absent from the competition since the 1994 edition . An unofficial Tunisian team was formed in 1928, composed of the best Tunisian players from

13860-439: The third-place match. The team won the 1963 Arab Cup , after winning against Syria, Jordan , Lebanon, and Kuwait . Tunisia also qualified for the 1963 Africa Cup of Nations , and CAF decided that Tunisia would host the 1965 AFCON , making the final after beating Ethiopia 4–0 in the opening match in Stade Chedly Zouiten , losing 3–2 to Ghana in extra-time of the final. Despite this early success, Tunisia did not enter

13986-400: The top two teams of each group advancing to quarter-finals. Ghanaian midfielder Abedi "Pele" Ayew , who scored three goals, was named the best player of the tournament after his contributions helped Ghana reach the final; he was, however, suspended for that match and Ghana lost to Ivory Coast in a penalty shootout that saw each side make 11 attempts to determine the winner. Ivory Coast set

14112-420: The trophy home, Egypt was presented with a special full-size replica that they were allowed to keep. The winner of each edition receives a replica whose dimensions are equal to that of the original trophy. CAF give 30 gold medals to the winning team, 30 silver medals to the runners-up, 30 bronze medals to the team ranked third and 30 diplomas to the team ranked fourth in the final tournament. Teams that have won

14238-510: The trophy in 1978. The second trophy was awarded from 1980 to 2000 and was named "Trophy of African Unity" or "African Unity Cup". It was given to CAF by the Supreme Council for Sports in Africa prior to the 1980 tournament and it was a cylindrical piece with the Olympic rings over a map of the continent engraved on it. It sat on a squared base and had stylized triangular handles. Cameroon won

14364-456: Was also won by the hosts, Egypt , who reached a continental-record fifth title. Ahead of the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations several European clubs called for a rethink of the tournament's schedule. Given that it takes place during the European season, players who are involved miss several matches for their clubs. In January 2008, FIFA president Sepp Blatter announced that he wanted the tournament to be held in either June or July by 2016, to fit in

14490-416: Was appointed manager, however, he still missed the African Cup in 1990 after a defeat to Senegal. Piechniczek returned but still failed to qualify for the 1990 World Cup. Despite missing the 1992 African Cup , the federation renewed confidence in him because of the respectable performance he had given in the qualifiers; an early exit from the World Cup qualifiers for 1994 contributed to his dismissal after

14616-490: Was founded on 29 March 1957 and the Tunisian team played a match with Austrian club FC Admira Wacker Mödling on 30 December of the same year, winning 4–1. Tunisia became affiliated with FIFA and the Confederation of African Football in 1960. The independent Tunisia played their first match against Algeria on 1 June 1957, in the midst of the Algerian War , in which Tunisia lost 2–1. They played their first official match at

14742-510: Was held in Khartoum , Sudan . There was no qualification for this tournament, the field being made up of the four founding nations of CAF ( Egypt , Sudan , Ethiopia , and South Africa ). South Africa's insistence on selecting only white players for its squad due to its apartheid policy led to its disqualification, and as a consequence Ethiopia were handed a bye straight to the final. Hence only two matches were played, with Egypt being crowned as

14868-440: Was hosted by Algeria . Just like in 1988, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Algeria won its first championship, beating Nigeria in the final 1–0. Nigeria lost once again as they made their third final appearance in four tournaments, this time falling to host Algeria . The 1992 Cup of Nations expanded the number of final tournament participants to 12; the teams were divided into four groups of three, with

14994-521: Was one of the only Western oil companies to continue operating in Russia after the Russian Invasion of Ukraine . In June 2022, TotalEnergies signed a partnership with QatarEnergy for the worlds largest LNG expansion project, the North Field East (NFE). Holding the largest stake, 6.25%, TotalEnergies will hold the equivalent of one of the four trains. In September 2022, an additional agreement

15120-512: Was operating 2,600 retail stores under the Vickers, Apco , Road Runner, and Total brands. That year, the company began remodeling and rebranding all of its North American gasoline and convenience stores to use the Total name. Four years later, Total sold its North American refining and retail operations to Ultramar Diamond Shamrock for $ 400 million in stock and $ 414 million in assumed debt. In 1996,

15246-415: Was regularly held every two years in even-numbered years; this ended with the 2012 tournament, which was followed by a tournament in 2013, and successor editions in each odd-numbered year. Ivory Coast forward Laurent Pokou led the 1968 and 1970 tournaments in scoring, with six and eight goals respectively, and his total of 14 goals remained the all-time record until 2008. Play was covered for television for

15372-549: Was scheduled to be held in Morocco, but they refused to hold the tournament on the allotted dates due to concerns of the Ebola outbreak, so it was moved to Equatorial Guinea. In July 2016, Total secured the rights to an eight-year sponsorship package to support 10 of CAF 's principal competitions. This began with the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon which was renamed the "Total Africa Cup of Nations". Under Ahmad Ahmad 's presidency, there were discussions regarding further changes to

15498-587: Was signed to include the North Field South (NFS) which is the second phase of the NFE. This gave TotalEnergies a stake of 9.375% of the 25% stakes available to international companies. On 30 March 2023, Total sold a shipment of LNG which it sourced from UAE to CNOOC on the Shanghai Petroleum and Natural Gas Exchange. It was reportedly the first trade to be settled in the renminbi (Chinese yuan) currency on

15624-686: Was the first foreign investment in Iran since in the 2015 sanctions over Iran's nuclear weaponisation were lifted by the JCPOA . In 2017, Total announced the acquisition of Maersk Oil for $ 7.45 billion in a share and debt transaction. This deal positioned Total as the second operator in the North Sea. In 2017, Total signed an agreement with EREN Renewable energy to acquire an interest of 23% in EREN RE for an amount of €237.5 million. In November 2017, Total announced

15750-419: Was the first repeat since Ghana had done it in the 1960s and after Egypt had done it before in 1957 and 1959. The Cameroonians beat first-time finalists Senegal , who also debuted in the World Cup later that year, via penalty kicks . Both finalists were eliminated in the quarter-finals two years later in Tunisia , where the hosts won their first title, beating Morocco 2–1 in the final. The 2006 tournament

15876-952: Was transferred to CFP, and the Red Line agreement in 1928 rearranged the shareholding of CFP in TPC (later renamed the Iraq Petroleum Company in 1929) to 23.75%. The company from the start was regarded as a private sector company in view of its listing on the Paris Stock Exchange in 1929. During the 1930s, the company was engaged in exploration and production, primarily from the Middle East. Its first refinery began operating in Normandy in 1933. After World War II, CFP engaged in oil exploration in Venezuela, Canada, and Africa while pursuing energy sources within France. Exploration in Algeria , then

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