The U.S. men’s national team will play an international friendly against Tunisia in Birmingham, Ala., on March 12 at Legion Field. Kickoff for the game, which will broadcast live on ESPN2, is set for 2:30 p.m. ET.
History
It marks the first time that the two teams have met in a full international and the first full international in Birmingham. The United States beat Tunisia, 2-0, in an Olympic match four years ago in Birmingham. The game will be just the fifth ever for the U.S. against an African nation, the previous four coming against Morocco and Nigeria (twice each).
Tunisia
Tunisia is currently preparing for the African Nations Cup, which will be played in Ghana and Nigeria. It is currently coached by Italian Francesco Scoglio. Unlike other major African teams, Tunisia’s roster is dominated by domestic-based players. Here’s the Tunisia squad for the African Nations Cup: Chokri El Ouaer (Esperance), Khaled Badra (Esperance), Sami Trabelsi (CS Sfaxien), Mounir Boukadid (Waldhof Mannheim, Germany), Hatem Trabelsi (CS Sfaxien), Bechir Mogaadi (Etoile Sahel), Imed Mehdhebi (Etoile Sahel), Zoubier Beya (Freiburg, Germany), Ali Zitouni (Esperance), Kaies Ghodhbane (Etoile Sahel), Adel Sellimi (Freiburg, Germany), Raouf Bouazaine (Club Africain), Riadh Bouazizi (Etoile Sahel), Sitajeddine Chihi (Esperance), Radhi Jaidi (Etoile Sahel), Radhouane Salhi (Etoile Sahel) , Tarek Thabet (Esperance), Meher Kanzari (Esperance), Hassan Gabsi (Esperance), Zied Jaziri (Etoile Sahel), Walid Azaiez (Esperance), Naceur Bedoui (CS Sfaxien).
Tickets
Tickets, which are priced at $12, $20 and $50 for adults, go on sale today and are available by calling TicketMaster at (800) 277-1700. For more information regarding the USA-Tunisia match please contact Scott Myers with the Alabama Sports Foundation at (205) 967-4745.
