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Mbachi Mutukula-Maregere Sports Reporter
TUNISIA have warned the Sables to brace for a bruising afternoon when the two sides clash in an Africa Rugby Cup tie at the Prince Edward School this afternoon.

The match starts at 3:30pm.

Tunisia maybe winless in the competition, having lost to Kenya 46-15 and Namibia 22-14, but their captain Zagden Khaled yesterday said those two results do not mean that they are pushovers.

The North Africans arrived in the country on Tuesday morning and have been going about their business at the Churchill High School grounds.

“We are sure it is going to be a good game since our players are motivated. It is true that the players are young but we are happy to use a young team as we are preparing them for the future,” said Khaled.

“African rugby has improved a lot.

“As you all know there are financial problems in Tunisia and some weeks before we came here, we had some friction.

“But now that we solved the problem we are going to have a good game against Zimbabwe, a competitive one.”

Khaled is the most experienced player for Tunisia and has 16 years experience in the sport.

Tunisia Squad

Mlise Mohamed, Chargui Mohameed, Issam Werhani, Ben Hamouda Achref, Missaui Naser Eddin, Khanfouss Salem, Zemzem Majid, Zagden Khaled (captain), Dimassi Hamdi Khalfi Houssem, Jabri Chedi, Ali Mansour, Chams Eddin Khalifa, Barhoumi Salim, Charrada Ahmed, Khalifa Nejem Eddin, Cheli Haythem, Abidi Bilel.