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Lamouchi leaves Sassi out of Tunisia World Cup squad
TL;DR
Tunisia manager Sabri Lamouchi has excluded midfielder Ferjani Sassi from the World Cup squad. Sassi, who has 101 caps, was also left out of recent friendlies against Haiti and Canada.
Key points
- Sabri Lamouchi is the manager of Tunisia.
- Ferjani Sassi has 101 caps for Tunisia.
- Yassine Meriah has 95 appearances for Tunisia.
- Both players were excluded from recent friendlies.
- Lamouchi took over as Tunisia's manager in January.
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Sassi was left out of Tunisia's most recent two games prior to his World Cup omission [Getty Images]
Tunisia manager Sabri Lamouchi has left midfielder Ferjani Sassi - who has 101 caps - out of the country's squad for the World Cup.
Sassi, 34, has been omitted along with defender Yassine Meriah, who has made 95 appearances for Tunisia.
Former Cardiff City and Nottingham Forest boss Lamouchi, who took over as Tunisia boss in January, left both players out of his squad for two friendlies against Haiti and Canada in his first two games in charge earlier this year.
Midfielder Rani Khedira, whose brother Sami Khedira won the 2014 World Cup with Germany, has been included after switching nationality in March.
Burnley's Hannibal Mejbri and fellow midfielder Anis Ben Slimane, who is at Norwich City, are in Lamouchi's 26-man squad for the tournament.
Promising Paris St-Germain forward Khalil Ayari, 21, has yet to make the first-team squad for the French club but has been called up.
Q&A
Why was Ferjani Sassi left out of the Tunisia World Cup squad?
Ferjani Sassi was omitted from the squad by manager Sabri Lamouchi, who also excluded him from previous friendlies.
Who else was excluded from Tunisia's World Cup squad?
Defender Yassine Meriah, with 95 appearances for Tunisia, was also left out of the World Cup squad.
What is Sabri Lamouchi's background as Tunisia's manager?
Sabri Lamouchi took over as Tunisia's manager in January and previously managed Cardiff City and Nottingham Forest.
