Tunisian national team coach Sami Trabelsi announced today the list of players called up for the matches against Liberia and Equatorial Guinea, as part of the seventh and eighth rounds of the African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.

The "Eagles of Carthage" will host the Liberian team on September 4 at Rades Stadium, before traveling to Malabo to face Equatorial Guinea on the 8th of the same month.

Trabelsi's list included some surprises, notably the first-time call-up of midfielder Ismail Gharbi, who plays for Sporting Braga in Portugal, and right-back Moataz Nefati, a player for Norrköping in Sweden.

Goalkeepers: Aymen Dahmen – Bashir Ben Said – Nour Eddine Farhat
Defense: Yassine Meriah – Montasser Talbi – Dylan Brown – Ali Ghram – Moataz Nefati – Yan Valery – Ali Al-Abdi – Murtada Ben Wanas – Mohamed Amin Ben Hamida
Midfield: Ayssa Al-Aidouni – Mohamed Ali Ben Ramadan – Hannibal Mejbri – Ferjani Sassi – Mohamed Al-Haj Mahmoud – Firas Belarbi – Ismail Gharbi
Attack: Elyes Saadi – Elyes Al-Ashouri – Naïm Sliti – Omar Al-Ayouni – Hazem Al-Mestouri – Firas Chawat – Sebastian Tounkti

The Tunisian national team will face an important test to enhance its chances of qualifying for the World Cup, as Trabelsi aims to benefit from the cohesion of experienced players, alongside injecting new blood capable of making an impact in continental matches.