Outside of the three goalkeepers called up, the Tunisia national team will be composed entirely of players plying their trade abroad when the Carthage Eagles begin 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying next week. Tunisia will host Equatorial Guinea on September 3 before traveling to Zambia for a matchup against the Chipolopolo four days later and manager Mondher Kebaier wants his charges in prime form and fitness, which explains why no domestic based players are called up due to Tunisia’s Ligue 1 Professionnelle ending over three months ago.
La Presse explains that Kebaier has a tough choice at the goalkeeper positions and questions why playmaker Youssef Msakni continues to get called despite his poor to inconsistent form with the Carthage Eagles in the link below.
