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Tunisia Name Final Squad for 2019 AFCON


Wed 12 Jun 2019 | 12:37 AM
Mohamed Helba

Tunisia head coach Alain Giresse named on Tuesday his 23-man squad for the upcoming 2019 African Cup of Nations, to be held in Egypt from June 21 to 19 July.

Giresse Axed Al-Ahly left-back Ali Maaloul from his preliminary squad.

Eagles of Carthage, pooled in group E alongside Mali, Mauritania, and Angola, will begin their mission against Angola on Monday, June 24 at Suez Stadium at 19:00 pm (CLT).

Tunisia final Squad is as follows

Coach: Alain Giresse

Goalkeepers: Farouk Ben Mustapha (Saudi Youth), Moez Hassan (Nice France), Moez Ben Sherifia (Esperance Tunis)

Defenders: Yaseen Meriah (Olympiakos of Greece), Wajdi Ksharida (Tunisian Etoile du Sahel), Naseem Henid (Tunisian Sfaxien) ,Ayman Ben Mohamed (Esperance of Tunisia) ,Mohamed Drager Tunisian coast), Osama Al-Hadadi (Saudi agreement)

Midfielders: Marc Al-Lemti (Bayer Leverkusen), Gailan Al-Shaalali (Esperance Tunisia), Anis El Badri (Esperance Tunisia), Elias Sukhairi (Montpellier), Ferjani Sassi (Zamalek), Naeem Al-Saliti (Dijon of France), Wahbi Al-Khazri (Saint Etienne of France)

Forwards: Taha Al-Khneisi (Esperance Tunisia) , Firas Shawat (Tunisian Sfaxien)