Kasperczak is desperate to be an Africa Cup of Nations winner

"Tunisia had a lot of success with that shot," said Kasperczak, referring to Mejdi Traoui's stunning late equaliser.

"We should have killed off the game, but the opening match is never easy.

"Both teams played well tactically. In the first half we were surprised by the Tunisians. Overall the result is fair, but we did create so many chances."

You'll see a much better Tunisia team in the next two games Tunisia defender Rahdi Jaidi

It was the first draw of the four-day-old tournament, following victories for Ghana, Morocco, Ivory Coast, Mali, Egypt and Zambia in the preceding games.

Angola drew 1-1 with South Africa in the later game in Group D to leave all four teams on one point after their opening fixtures.

Kasperczak is desperate to win his first Nations Cup, having led Senegal's Group D opponents Tunisia to the final of the tournament in 1996.

Tunisia defender Rahdi Jaidi took encouragement from Tunisia's comeback after they levelled with seven minutes remaining.

"It was a very tough game, I'm very happy with the result, as we showed character," Jaidi told BBC Sport.

"We have young boys in the side, but they are big on quality and are technically good."

Tunisia's equaliser came against the run of play, but Jaidi saw positives in the outcome.

"I still had confidence in the team, we lost our shape but we came back," he added.