Belgian coach Georges Leekens was appointed in early 2014 to try and revive the team 's fortunes . Early results were positive , including a ( 1 – 1 ) draw against Colombia and a 1 – 0 win over South Korea , both in friendly matches . Under Leekens , the team climbed from 49th to 22nd in few months in the FIFA rankings so the team regained its continental luster after the emergence of a new generation of players . Tunisia qualified for the 2015 African Cup of Nations and finished top of their strong group including Senegal , Egypt and Botswana . At the finals of the tournament , Tunisia finished top of their group for the first time since 2008 winning Zambia 2-1 and drawing with Cape Verde and DR Congo with the same result 1-1 but were eliminated in the quarter-finals after a controversial 2 – 1 defeat to the host Equatorial Guinea making CAF banned the referee Rajindraparsad Seechurn for six months for his " poor performance " at the tournament . In June 2015 , Leekens resigned surprisingly 2015 for security reasons after he restored the glamor of the team . In July 2015 , Henryk Kasperczak returned as coach after 17 years . He managed to qualify the team for the 2017 African Cup in the lead with victory over Liberia , Togo and Djibouti
security reasons
2015 Sousse attacks
Tunisia national football team