The result sees Bafana Bafana finish second on the log behind Mali, with Namibia in third and the Carthage of Eagles fourth, all but the North Africans will be involved in the Round of 16, which will get underway this coming weekend.

It was nervy, felt from the field to the technical bench to their fans who outnumbered the few South Africans in the Amadou Gon Coulibaly – however, it was clear the locals in Korhogo were on the side of Bafana.

In the second half, Tunisia wasn’t able to match up with the intensity, which offered Bafana Bafana some space to attack on the counter but as time wore on, neither goalkeeper was forced into a meaningful save.

Teboho Mokoena and Percy Tau both had chances in the final ten minutes that both went inches past Bechir Ben Said’s post.

The Carthage Eagles had a great chance to finally break the deadlock in the 89th minute when Sayfallah Ltaief crossed from the right to find Jouini, but the substitute striker was unable to head on target.

The match closed at 0-0, with South Africa celebrating progression, while Tunisia were eliminated from an Afcon in the group stage for the first time since 2013.