Tunisia coach Sami Trabelsi has released his list of 27 players to face Sierra Leone in the return leg of the final qualifying round of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations on October 13 in Monastir.
Both sides settled for a 2-2 draw in the reverse fixture on September 8th 2012 in Freetown.
Atletico Madrid’s Abdelkader Oueslati and Fakhreddine Ben Youssef made their first appearance in the squad whilst Arles-Avignon’s centre back, Khaled Souissi and Zouhaier Dhaouadi playing in the French Ligue one side Evian, made their return to the squad after a long time due to injuries.
The invitees for the clash with Leone Stars are:
Goalkeepers: Aymen Mathlouthi (ES Sahel), Moez Ben Cherifia (ES Tunis), Farouk Ben Mustapha (CA Bizertin), Zied Jebali (AS Marsa).
Defenders : Aymen Abdennour (Toulouse, France), Walid Hicheri (ES Tunis), Anis Boussaidi (Tavria Simferopol, Ukraine), Fateh Gharbi (CS Sfaxien), Aymen Belaid (ES Sahel), Rami Bedoui (ES Sahel), Chamseddine Dhaouadi (ES Sahel), Khalil Chammam (ES Tunis), Khaled Souissi (Club Africain).
Midfielders : Majdi Traoui (ES Tunis), Khaled Mouelhi (ES Tunis), Wissem Ben Yahia (Mersin, Turkey), Jamel Saihi (Montpellier, France), Oussama Darragi (FC Sion, Switzerland), Anis Ben Hatira (Hertha Berlin, Germany), Chadi Hammami (Kuwait SC, Kuwait), Abdelkader Oueslati (Atletico Madrid, Spain).
Attackers: Issam Jemaa (Kuwait SC, Kowait), Youssef Msakni (ES Tunis), Saber Khelifa (Evian TGFC, France), Zouhaier Dhaouadi (Evian TGFC, France), Hamdi Harbaoui (Lokeren, Belgium), Fakhreddine Ben Youssef (CS Sfaxien).