coupe d'afrique des nations 2004coupe d'afrique 2004
Acceuil | CAN 2008| CAN 2006 | Voyage en Egypte
African Cup Of Nations in French
L'evenement can 2004
actualité de la CAN 2004
Calendrier CAN 2004
Top Buteur CAN 2004
Histoire et historique CAN 2004
Les stades de la CAN 2004
Newsletter CAN 2004
Publicité sur notre site Web coupedafrique.com
Buts
Les equipes informations
  Lemerre pins faith in fickle fans


Roger Lemerre hopes the notoriously fickle Tunisian crowd will get behind his team and push them on towards a first ever African Nations Cup when they take on Morocco in the final here on Saturday.
"I think our crowd has the capacity to destablise teams," admitted the Frenchman here on Friday.
"They can play a very strong role for us in the final. But let's not forget that the Moroccans are all very experienced and all have played in front of large crowds in Europe.
"Against Nigeria in the semi-finals, the crowd was very strong. In the final, I think they will be even stronger."
The 60,000-capacity crowd at the Rades Stadium certainly worked in Tunisia's favour in the semi-final win against Nigeria on Wednesday where the Super Eagles never settled.
Their problems began when the organisers played the wrong national anthem and tried to rectify the problem at the start of the second half by playing the correct tune.
Both attempts were roundly jeered by the Tunisian supporters and the likelihood is that the same will happen again on Saturday despite the fact that both sides are north African.
On Friday, the Nigeria Football Association (NFA) formally protested to African Nations Cup organisers over the anthem gaffe.
"We found the whole thing disrespectful and have therefore protested to the organisers in this regard," said NFA secretary-general Taiwo Ogunjobi.
Nigerian coach Christian Chukwu was equally scathing.
"It was insulting," said Nigeria coach Christian Chukwu.
"It was a deliberate attempt to destabilise the team. Even when the right one was played after half-time, we still couldn't hear it because of the whistling by the crowd."
Tunisia's football federation were fined 1,000 dollars (790 euros) after their team's supporters roundly booed the Senegal national anthem before the start of Saturday's quarter-final.
Despite the controversy over the crowd's behaviour, Lemerre is determined that his team deliver what would be a first ever African Nations title to the Tunisian public who have never celebrated a continental crown.
"Football is Tunisia's premier passion," said Lemerre.
"This is a chance for the team to create history just like Nigeria and Cameroon have made history. We are very hopeful and we will try and use all of our means and potential to win.
"They are young players but they have worked hard and put in the preparation. But it won't be easy. Morocco are a very impressive side.

AFP


CAN-2004 - La triomphe de la Tunisie, la victoire du Maghreb     (14-02-2004 18:37)
CAN-2004 - Les "Aigles de Carthage" champions, les Tunisiens sur un nuage     (14-02-2004 18:36)
CAN-2004 - Tunisie: M. Ben Ammar regrette les sifflets et félicite Lemerre     (14-02-2004 18:15)
CAN-2004 - Finale - Tunisie-Maroc: déclaration     (14-02-2004 17:57)
CAN-2004 - Les statistiques de la 24e Coupe d'Afrique des nations     (14-02-2004 17:47)
CAN-2004 - Tunisie-Maroc: Lemerre, héros très discret après le triomphe     (14-02-2004 17:27)
CAN-2004 - Finale - Tunisie-Maroc: déclaration     (14-02-2004 17:23)
CAN-2004 - Tunisie championne d'Afrique: concert de klaxons à Lyon     (14-02-2004 17:03)
CAN-2004 - Une première Coupe d'Afrique des nations pour la Tunisie     (14-02-2004 16:09)
CAN-2004 - Finale - Tunisie-Maroc 2-1     (14-02-2004 15:59)
CAN-2004 - Le palmarès     (14-02-2004 15:59)
CAN-2004 - La Tunisie championne d'Afrique     (14-02-2004 15:57)
CAN-2004 - La Tunisie championne d'Afrique     (14-02-2004 15:55)
CAN-2004 - Okocha récompensé à la mi-temps de la finale Tunisie-Maroc     (14-02-2004 15:07)
CAN-2004 - Finale: Tunisie et Maroc à égalité 1 à 1 à la mi-temps     (14-02-2004 14:49)
CAN-2004 - Finale Tunisie-Maroc: le Maroc déjà dans une ambiance de fête     (14-02-2004 13:07)
CAN-2004 - Finale Tunisie-Maroc: liesse populaire à Tunis     (14-02-2004 11:12)
Lemerre : "Notre atout : l'esprit du groupe"     (14-02-2004 11:12)
Tunisie - Maroc: La fiérté du football maghrébin     (14-02-2004 11:00)
Tunisie: Saidi et Ben Achour rentrants     (14-02-2004 10:00)
Coupe d'afrique | CAN 2004 | CAN 2006 | CAN 2008 | Publicité sur notre site
Contactez nous | Palmares et historique Can
Winoo Tunisiemétéo TunisiePetites annonces | VoyagesMétéo Maroc
Hôtel Tunisiemétéo djerba Hôtel Djerba | Tunisie AnnoncesMétéo Marrakech
Derniére mise à jour 30/3/2009