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AFCON 2027: Tunisia recalls Omar Rekik ahead of Libya matches

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AFCON 2027: Tunisia recalls Omar Rekik ahead of Libya matchesДмитрий Садовников · CC BY-SA 3.0

Tunisia coach Mouïne Chaâbani has selected 27 players for the two matches against Libya on 13 and 17 November, with defender Omar Rekik returning. Tunisia has two points after two draws against Uganda and Botswana, according to Bénin Web TV.

Tunisia coach Mouïne Chaâbani has selected 27 players for the third and fourth rounds of the AFCON 2027 qualifiers, with defender Omar Rekik returning after being absent from the September squad, according to Bénin Web TV. The Carthage Eagles will face Libya on 13 and 17 November.

Tunisia have two points after two draws, 1-1 against Uganda and 2-2 against Botswana, and are third in Group H. Uganda have four points, Botswana two and Libya one, according to Bénin Web TV.

The first leg will take place on 13 November at Taïeb-Mhiri Stadium in Sfax, before the trip to Tripoli on 17 November. The international players' camp begins on Sunday 8 November and the first training session is scheduled for Monday in Sfax, according to Bénin Web TV.

Omar Rekik will join Montassar Talbi, Alaa Ghram, Mohamed Dräger, Ali Maâloul and Mohamed Amine Ben Hmida among a list of nine defenders. The midfield includes Ferjani Sassi and Aïssa Laïdouni, while Elias Saad and Seifallah Letaief are among the forwards selected, according to Bénin Web TV.

The list published on 7 November follows the presentation, on the same day, of Tunisia's squad for AFCON 2027, with the 27 players involved in this double-header. the Tunisia squad for AFCON 2027 had been published before the announcement of Omar Rekik's return.

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