Tunisia announce squad for Tanzania double-header

Tunisa ready for Afcon qualifier

JOHANNESBURG, November 11 (ANA) – Hosts Tunisia have announced a squad of 26 players to do duty in their Africa Cup of Nations double-header qualifiers against Tanzania starting in Rades on Thursday.

Zamalek midfielder Ferjani Sassi and Al Ahly left back Ali Maaloul who will lock horns in the African Champions League final later this month are among those called up. Kebaier also called on Youssef Msakni, Wahbi Khazri and Nabil Makni as his line of attack.

AEK Athens defender Nassim Hnid was recalled before testing positive for Covid-19, and was replaced by Etoile du Sahel’s Saddam Ben Aziza.

Le Havre defender Ayman Ben Mohamed who won the Champions League twice with Esperance joined the list as well.

The sides will also lock horns again in Dar es Salaam four days later.

Tunisia tops Group J on six points, Tanzania and Libya follow with three points each, while Equatorial Guinea have not earned any points yet.

Tunisia squad:

Goalkeepers: Farouk Ben Mustapha (Esperance), Moez Ben Chrifia (Esperance), Ayman Dahmen (CS Sfaxien), Elyes Damerji (Stade Rennais, France)

Defenders: Wajdi Kechrida (Etoile du Sahel), Mohamed Dräger (Olympiakos, Greece) Yassine Meriah (Rizespor, Turkey), Dylan Bronn (Metz, France), Saddam Ben Aziza (Etoile du Sahel), Montassar Talbi (Rizespor, Turkey), Oussema Haddadi (Kasımpaşa, Turkey), Ali Maaloul (Al Ahly, Egypt)

Midfielders: Ferjani Sassi (Zamalek, Egypt), Ellyes Skhiri (FC Köln, Germany), Anis Ben Slimane (Brøndbiy IF, Denmark), Aymen Ben Mohamed (Le Havre, France), Seifeddine Khaoui (Olympique de Marseille, France), Naim Sliti (Al-Ittifaq, Saudi Arabia), Marc Lamti (Hannover, Germany), Elyes Jlassi (US Monastir), Hamza Rafia (Juventus, Italy), Mohamed Amine Ben Amor (Etoile du Sahel), Saad Bguir (Abha, Saudi Arabia)

Forwards: Wahbi Khazri (Saint-Étienne, France), Nabil Makni (Chievo Verona, Italy), Youssef Msakni (Al-Duhail, Qatar) – African News Agency (ANA), Editing by Michael Sherman