Tunisia have named a 27-man squad for their crucial TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations PAMOJA 2027 qualifying double-header against Libya, a selection that puts the next step in Group H in focus. Moïne Chaâbani has kept faith with an experienced core while also bringing in younger attackers for the two matches that could shape the race for the remaining qualification place.
The announcement matters now because Tunisia are still looking for their first win in Group H. They opened with draws against Uganda and Botswana and sit on two points from two matches, while Uganda lead the group with four points and Libya are bottom on one. That leaves Tunisia in a position where the margin for error has already gone, and the next two games against Libya carry real weight.
Chaâbani’s 27-man list is built to cover every line of the pitch. Aymen Dahmen, Mouhib Chamekh and Bechir Ben Saïd were chosen as goalkeepers, while the defensive group includes Ghaith Zaalouni, Mohamed Dräger, Omar Rekik, Montassar Talbi, Alaa Ghram, Adem Arous, Mohamed Nasraoui, Mohamed Amine Ben Hmida and Ali Maaloul. In midfield, Tunisia turned to Aïssa Laïdouni, Ferjani Sassi, Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane, Moëtez Zemzemi, Mohamed Belhadj Mahmoud, Anis Ben Slimane, Samy Chouchane and Ismaël Gharbi. The forwards are Khalil Ayari, Sayfallah Ltaief, Elyes Saad, Raki Aouani, Firas Chaouat, Mohamed Ali Ben Hammouda and Hazem Mastouri.
That mix shows how Tunisia are trying to balance experience and freshness. Sassi, Laïdouni, Maaloul and Talbi remain central to the squad’s backbone, but Ayari and Aouani are among the younger attackers asked to add energy and end product. Tunisia need greater efficiency in front of goal after failing to turn either of their opening two qualifiers into victories, and that pressure sits on a group that now has no room to keep settling in.
Uganda are already guaranteed a place at the 2027 finals as co-hosts, which sharpens the importance of the other route out of Group H. Tunisia’s next step is simple in theory and harder in practice: take points from Libya in the double-header and stay alive in the fight for the remaining qualification spot. The squad has been picked. What Tunisia do with it now will decide whether their campaign starts to move forward or stalls again.
