The Tunisian junior national team is set to defend its lead from the first leg of the African Cup of Nations qualifiers against Mauritania, scheduled for next Saturday. The team secured a 3-0 victory in the first leg with goals from Chiheb Jebali, Firas Belarbi, and Mehdi Ouedherfi.
Coach Abdelhay Ben Sotane has called up a squad of 21 players for the upcoming match, which will be held at the Olympic Stadium in Nouakchott. The team is scheduled to depart on Thursday.
Here is the list of players summoned:
- Wassim Naghmouchi
- Hamza Ben Cherifia
- Nidhal Ben Salem
- Hamza Ben Abda
- Marwen Sahraoui
- Chamseddine Samti
- Moez Abboud (EST)
- Mahdi Ouedherfi
- Bilel Tbarki
- Chiheb Jebali
- Ghazi Ayadi
- Mohamed Ali Ben Salem (CA)
- Bahaeddine Othmen
- Maher Gabsi
- Aymen Sfaxi (ESS)
- Firas Belarbi
- Khalil Hnid (ASM)
- Sabri Ben Hsan (CSS)
- Charfeddine Ghidaoui (JSK)
- Mohamed Ben Ali (ST)
- Hazem Haj Hsan (Bordeaux)
Tags: Tunisian national team, junior category, African Cup of Nations qualifiers, Ben Sotane, Mauritania