TUNIS, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Tunisia named a provisional team of 29 players for the 2018 World Cup on Tuesday.
Tunisia will have to reduce the team to 23 players before June 4.
The Tunisian team will play two friendlies against Portugal and Spain on May 28 and June 9 respectively.
Squad:
Goalkeepers (4): Aymen Mathlouthi (Al Batin/KSA), Moez Ben Cherifia (Esperance), Farouk Ben Mustapha (Al Shabab/KSA), Mouez Hassen (Chateauroux/FRA)
Defenders (10): Nagguez Hamdi (Zamalek/EGY), Dylan Bronn (Gent/BEL), Rami Bedoui (Etoile du Sahel), Yohan Benalouane (Leicester/ENG), Syam Ben Youssef (Kasimpasa/TUR), Yassine Meriah (CS Sfaxien), Bilel Mohsni (Dundee United/SCO), Khalil Chammam (Esperance), Oussema Haddadi (Dijon/FRA), Ali Maaloul (Al Ahli/EGY)
Midfielders (8): Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier/FRA), Mohamed Amine Ben Amor (Al Ahly/KSA), Ghaylene Chalali (Esperance), Karim Laaribi (Cesena/ITA), Farjani Sassi (Al Nassr/KSA), Ahmed Khalil (Club Africain), Seifeddine El Khaoui (Troyes/FRA), Mohamed Larbi (Tours/FRA)
Forwards (7): Fakhreddine Ben Youssef (Al Ettifaq/KSA), Anice Badri (Esperance), Bassem Srarfi (Nice/FRA), Ahmed Akaichi (Al Ittihad/KSA), Wahbi Khazri (Rennes/FRA), Naim Sliti (Dijon/FRA), Sabeur Khalifa (Club Africain)
