National coach Sami Trabelsi announced today, Saturday, August 30, 2025, the list of players summoned for the next two qualifying matches at the 2026 World Cup: Tunisia – Liberia on September 4 in Radès and Equatorial Guinea – Tunisia on September 8 in Malabo.
The list of summons
Guards
- Aymen Dahmen
- Bechir Ben Said
- Noureddine Farhati
Defenders
- Montassar Talbi
- Alaa Ghram
- Dylan Bronn
- Yassine Meriah
- Yan Valery
- Moutaz Neffati
- Ali Abdi
- Mohamed Ben Ouannes
- Mohamed Ali Ben Hmida
Circles
- Ferjani Sassi
- Aissa Aidouni
- Hannibal Mejbri
- Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane
- Mohamed Hadj Mahmoud
- Firas Ben Arbi
- Ismaïl Gharbi
Attackers
- Elyes Achouri
- Ali Layouni
- Naïm Sliti
- Hazem Mastouri
- Firas Chawat
- Elyes Saad
- Sébastien Tounekti
Challenges
These matches are crucial to maintaining Tunisia at the top of group H and ensuring direct qualification for the 2026 World Cup. Trabelsi relies on a balance between experienced players and young talents to strengthen the national team.
The meeting against Liberia counting for the 7th day of group H will be played on September 4 in Rades (8:00 p.m.). Four days later, on September 8, Tunisia moved to Malabo to face Equatorial Guinea at 2:00 p.m., on behalf of the 8th day.
The last two meetings, Sao Tomé-et-Principe-Tunisia (9th day) and Tunisia-Namibia (10th day) are scheduled for October.
Group H classification before the two shocks
Before these two decisive meetings, Tunisia occupies the first place in group H with 16 points, in front of Namibia (12 points), Liberia (10 points), Equatorial Guinea (7 points), Malawi (6 points) and Sao Tomé-et-Principe (0 point).
