Can Cameroon defeat African Champions Tunisia for first time in a decade?

YAOUNDE (FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 African Qualifiers) - It's been ten years since Cameroon last defeated Tunisia. In Sunday's FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 African Qualifiers Group A action, Cameroon will try to change the course of history.

A decade ago, Cameroon defeated all their five opponents - including Tunisia - to reach FIBA Africa's flagship tournament Final in Luanda.

What happened after that historic triumph was a turn of events as Tunisia went on to become a continental heavyweight, beating Cameroon not once but three times. 

Both teams enter Day 3 of Group A undefeated in three games thanks to wins over Chad and Guinea.

This is clearly the highly anticipated game of the four-team tournament not only because the winner will close the first round undefeated but also because it would give the winner a top position to advance to the 12-team second round of the qualifier.

HEAD-TO-HEAD: As mentioned earlier, Tunisia lead Cameroon 3-1 in the head-to-head. The last time they met, hosts Tunisia outscored Cameroon 68-51 in front of their home fans before winning their second FIBA AfroBasket title.

KEY MATCHUPS: This is a battle between two revered head coaches. While Brazilian Carlos Barbosa is currently in his second tournament in charge of Cameroon, Tunisia's Mario Palma has become a legend in African basketball circles. Ever since Palma was put in charge of Tunisia a year ago, the North Africans went to rack up a staggering 12-0 mark as a result of wins in the FIBA Africa Zone 1 Qualifiers (4-0), FIBA AfroBasket 2017 (6-0) and their latest Group A wins.

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