Tunisia are 90 minutes away from the 2015 Africa Cup quarterfinals if they can get a favourable result against DR Congo on Monday night in Bata.
The Carthage Eagles need a draw or a win in their final Group B match on Monday night against DR Congo to advance to the quarterfinals for the first time since 2012.
Kick-off is at 8pm.
Tunisia lead Group B on four points, two more than second placed DR Congo.
Carthage Eagles coach George Leekens is staying modest despite Tunisia showing character in their opening two Group B matches to rally and draw 1-1 with Cape Verde and beat Zambia 2-1.
"We are not the best, we don't have Ronaldo or Messi, but we have a team with a lot of character and a big mentality," Leekens said.
"We will have to be cautious against DR Congo and take the game as a final."
Tunisia enjoy a good record against DR Congo with five wins from nine meetings since 1963.
DR Congo have also never beaten Tunisia at the Africa Cup with two defeats and a draw.
Meanwhile, DR Congo coach Florent Ibenge will have to pull out all the stops on Monday taking notes for his recent experience against Tunisians opposition at club level with AS Vita.
Ibenge plotted AS Vita’s back-to-back wins over Tunisian club CS Sfaxien in the 2014 CAF Champions League semifinals, winning 2-1 home and away before losing on away goals rule in the final to Entente Setif of Algeria.
“We have no choice but to win against Tunisia. We’ll try to rest the players mentally as they are affected. We played two games with the feeling that we must win and we don’t," Ibenge said.
"However, we were ready physically. We will do everything to win.”
Victory will lift DR Congo to five points and through to their first quarterfinal appearance since 2006.
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