Tunisia coach Mouine Chaâbani don call back experienced trio Ferjani Sassi, Aïssa Laïdouni and Ali Maâloul for Eagles of Carthage opening TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2027 qualifiers against Uganda and Botswana.
Tunisia go face Uganda on 24 September before dem take on Botswana four days later. Na as Chaâbani begin work to rebuild after disappointing 2026 World Cup campaign.
Only 14 players from the World Cup squad remain, and Chaâbani join experienced internationals with several new faces.
Sassi, Laïdouni and veteran defender Maâloul return to national set-up. Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane, Hamza Rafia, Sayfallah Ltaief and Amine Cherni also dey back inside squad.
Samy Chouchane, Sadok Kedida and Mohamed Nasraoui receive first senior call-ups.
Tunisia dey begin new era after dem lose all three matches for World Cup. Dem score two goals and concede 12.
Chaâbani also go miss Hannibal Mejbri, who dey injured, while Ali Abdi, Elias Saad, Saîf-Eddine Khaoui, Firas Chaouat and Issam Jebali no make selection. Elyes Skhiri don retire from international football.
Goalkeepers: Aymen Dahmen, Mouhib Chamakh, Sabri Ben Hassen.
Defenders: Yan Valéry, Mouataz Neffati, Montassar Talbi, Alaa Ghram, Mohamed Nasraoui, Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida, Ali Maâloul, Amine Cherni.
Midfielders: Aïssa Laïdouni, Ferjani Sassi, Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane, Hamza Rafia, Anis Ben Slimane, Sami Chouchane, Ismaël Gharbi.
Forwards: Khalil Ayari, Sayfallah Ltaief, Elias Achouri, Sebastian Tounekti, Rayan Elloumi, Sadok Kedida, Hazem Mastouri.
