Sami Trabelsi, the new coach of Tunisia, stressed that qualifying for the 2026 World Cup is the primary goal in his contract with the Tunisian Football Association, stressing that he will leave his position immediately in the event of failure to achieve this goal.

Trabelsi, 57, returned to the Tunisian national team's training after the Portuguese Carlos Kirosh was close to assuming the mission, but negotiations between the two parties failed due to financial differences.

"The Tunisian national team has a great history in Africa, and our goal is to return it to its natural position," Trabelsi said at a press conference.

The Tunisian Federation, led by Ziad Al -Jaziri and Khalil Shammam, entered into contacts with several coaches, such as Nasruddin Al -Nabi, coach of Kaiser Chevs, before settling on Trabelsi, who gave up his work as an analyst on BN Sports channels in order to take over the training of the Carthage Eagles.

Tunisia is at the top of the ninth group in the African World Cup qualifiers 2026 with 10 points, to approach the dream of qualifying for the World Cup.