The Tunisian Football Federation has wasted no time in taking action following their exit from the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

The Carthage Eagles were eliminated by Mali, who won 3-2 on penalties on Saturday, after a 1-1 draw in Morocco.

In an official statement explaining the move, the federation said the decision was taken by mutual agreement with the technical staff, citing the team’s early exit from the competition.

“The Executive Committee has decided to terminate the contractual relationship by mutual consent with the entire technical staff of the national team,” the Tunisian Football Federation (FTF) said in a statement on Sunday.

The 57-year-old had been in charge since February 2025 and had recently overseen Tunisia’s qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

The dismissal follows mounting public anger and widespread criticism of Tunisia’s performances at the tournament, where expectations were high after a promising start to the group stage.

Tunisia opened their AFCON 2025 campaign with a 3–1 victory over Uganda, a result that briefly raised hopes of a deep run.

They went down 3-2 to Nigeria in their second match, before a dull 1-1 draw with Tanzania saw Tunisia scrape through to the knockout phase.

To make matters worse, the defeat to Mali came despite the fact that the West Africans played the better part of the match with ten men after one of their players received his marching orders in the first half.

Recently, the Gabonese technical team, led by Thierry Mouyouma, was dissolved after their group stage exit.