Tunisia coach Roger Lemerre has named a 23-man squad for the World Cup finals in Germany, Tunisian Football Federation (FTF) announced on their official website on Sunday. Brazilian-born defender Jose Clayton has been ruled out through injury while Anis Ayari was surprisingly included despite his fall-out with Lemerre following the African Cup of Nations. Francileudo dos Santos, who scored 18 goals in 28 appearances, will lead the front line alongside Ziad Jaziri while two uncapped players, Defender Mehdi Meryeh and striker Yassine Chikhaoui will be granted the chance to appear in the World Cup. Tunisia were drawn in Group H of the World Cup, along with Saudi Arabia, Spain and Ukraine. Tunisia's squad: Goalkeepers: Ali Boumnijel (Club Africain), Hamdi Kasraoui (Esperance), Adel Nefzi (US Monastir). Defenders: Hatem Trabelsi (Ajax Amsterdam), Anis Ayari (Samsunspor), Karim Saidi (Lecce), Alaeddine Yahia (St Etienne), Radhi Jaidi (Bolton Wanderers), Karim Hagui (Racing Strasbourg), David Jemmali (Girondins Bordeaux), Mehdi Meryeh (Etoile Sahel). Midfielders: Mehdi Nafti (Birmingham City), Adel Chedli (FC Nuremberg), Kais Ghodhbane (Konyaspor), Karim Essediri (Rosenborg), Joahar Mnari (FC Nuremberg), Riadh Bouazizi (Erciyespor), Hamed Namouchi (Glasgow Rangers). Forwards: Yassine Chikhaoui (Etoile Sahel), Ziad Jaziri (Troyes), Sofiane Militi (Gaziantepspor), Issam Jomaa (Racing Lens), Francileudo dos Santos (Toulouse).
